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Sign: Paris - Gardens - Square Alex-Biscarre


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29 Rue Notre Dame de Lorette, 75009 Paris, France
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VILLE DE PARIS

Square Alex-Biscarre
1964

Ce square porte le nom d’Alex Biscarre, conseiller de Paris en 1959. Il a été créé sur une partie du jardin de l’hôtel particulier acquis par Alexis Dosne, agent de change, en 1832.
Adolphe Thiers épouse sa fille en 1833 et s’installe dans ces lieux à partir de 1840. C’est ici qu’il rédige sa monumentale Histoire du Consulat et de l’Empire.
Détruit pendant la Commune, l’hôtel particulier est reconstruit entre 1873 et 1875, par l’architecte Alfred Aldrophe (1834-1895).
En 1905, Félicie Dosne, belle-sœur de Thiers, en fait don à l’institut de France « pour qu’il soit affecté à la création d’une bibliothèque moderne et plus particulièrement d’histoire de France ». Comme l’hôtel particuller, jardin appartient toujours à l’Institut de France qui le met à la disposition du public, dans le cadre d’une convetion avec la Ville de Paris. Ce jardin, doté d’une pelouse, est équipé d’une aire de jeux, très prisée des enfants du quartier.

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Sign in a series of signs placed by the municipality of Paris describing the history of the city’s gardens.

More details about Adolphe Thiers, the Dosne family and the library can be found on the plaque from the "History of Paris" series Click for sign's details

The garden was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
CITY OF PARIS

Square Alex-Biscarre
1964

This square bears the name of Alex Biscarre, councilor of Paris in 1959. It was created on part of the garden of the private mansion acquired by Alexis Dosne, stockbroker, in 1832.
Adolphe Thiers married his daughter in 1833 and settled in these places from 1840. It was here that he wrote his monumental History of the Consulate and the Empire.
Destroyed during the Commune, the mansion was rebuilt between 1873 and 1875, by the architect Alfred Aldrophe (1834-1895).
In 1905, Félicie Dosne, Thiers’ sister-in-law, donated it to the Institut de France "so that it could be used for the creation of a modern library and more particularly of French history". Like the private hotel, the garden still belongs to the Institut de France which makes it available to the public, as part of an agreement with the City of Paris. This garden, with a lawn, is equipped with a playground, very popular with local children.

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