COLLECTION NAME:
Archivision Base to Module 9
Record
Preferred Title:
Compans-Caffarelli Garden and Japanese Garden
Alternate Title:
Jardin Compans-Caffarelli
Image View:
Japanese garden; overall view of teahouse
Creator:
unknown (French)
Location:
site: Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées, France
Location Note:
Boulevard Lascrosses
GPS:
+43.611484+1.432899
Date:
begun 1980 (creation)
Cultural Context:
French
Style Period:
Twentieth century
Work Type 1:
garden structure
Work Type 2:
park (recreation area)
Work Type 3:
garden
Classification:
landscape architecture
Material:
wood; plantings
Technique:
construction (assembling); gardening
Measurements:
10 ha (area)
Subjects:
botanical; contemporary (1960 to present); landscape; City planning; Gardens; urban renewal; green spaces
Description:
Pierre Baudis, mayor of Toulouse, in 1980 initiated a large-scale urban development on the site of an abandoned army barracks. The buildings are demolished, except for one that runs along the Rue de Sebastopol. Seventeen acres of vacant land was redeveloped, with 10 acres used for the gardens, inaugurated in 1983. The three sister cities of Toulouse (Elche, Kiev and Atlanta) offered sculptures. The Japanese Garden was created as part of the plan.
Image Description:
The teahouse was modeled after the one at the Katsura palace, 17th century, southwest of Kyoto.
Collection:
Archivision Addition Module Six
Identifier:
1A2-F-T-JCC-A9
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Compans-Caffarelli Garden and Japanese Garden
