Jardin Claude-Debussy

About

The Claude-Debussy Garden is a public garden in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, in the Porte-Dauphine district.

Situation and access: The Claude-Debussy Garden occupies the central land of Avenue Chantemesse. It is bounded by the two parallel carriageways of Avenue Chantemesse, Boulevard Lannes and Avenue du Maréchal-Fayolle. His address is 49, Avenue du Maréchal-Fayolle. It is served by line 2 at Porte Dauphine station and by line C of the RER at the Foch Avenue station.

The garden pays tribute to French composer Claude Debussy (1862-1918).

Description: It houses "a weeping cedar, chestnut trees, cherry trees with flowers and some roses. " Open 24 hours a day, it has a mini football area for children aged 4 to 10, a playground, a sandbox and a drinking water point. The garden is accessible to people with reduced mobility in certain areas. Dogs are forbidden.

Remarkable buildings and places of memory: The square is decorated with a fountain, known as the Claude-Debussy fountain. It was created in 1932 by the brothers Jan and Joël Martel (1896-1966), in homage to the composer Claude...