Jardin Léon-Zyguel

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The Léon-Zyguel Garden is a green space in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, France.

Situation and access: The garden is accessible by 77 Pixérécourt Street. It is open to regulated hours. It is served by line 11 at Telegraph Station.

Origin of name: It is named after Léon Zyguel (1927-2015), who was rescued from the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps.

History: The garden was set up at the site of a hangar demolished in 2012 (on Pixérécourt Street) and a garden in the state of wasteland, at the bottom of a plot on Rue du Soleil. The two spaces together total 1,135 m2. The old half-well of the neighbouring plot was restored and returned to be placed in the new green space: topped by a tap, it was transformed into a drinking water fountain. The garden was inaugurated on May 29, 2017. With a lawn and children's playground, it is planted with native plant species of Île-de-France.

Related articles: 20th arrondissement of Paris List of green spaces in Paris

External links: Jardin Léon-Zyguel on the Paris City Hall website