This year, the City of Paris is hosting a number of major events, including a citizens' vote on garden streets, the opening of a press cartoon house, an exhibition to mark 10 years of the Paris Agreement, and the inauguration of the memorial garden at Place Saint-Gervais.
Installed just a stone's throw from theHôtel de Ville, this new garden will be a tribute to the victims of the November 13, 2015 attacks. The City of Paris plans to inaugurate this memorial garden on November 13, 2025, ten years to the day after the tragic attacks.
As indicated by the Mairie de Paris, the design of this garden was conceived with the associations Life for Paris and 13 onze 15 - Fraternité et vérité. Work began in September 2024 and is scheduled to continue until April 2025. From this spring onwards, the Place Saint-Gervais will be greened.
Announced by Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo as a " place of remembrance dedicated to the victims, their families and all Parisians ", the memorial garden is also intended to be an " oasis of calm and respite, a tribute to life and resilience ".
The project was carried out by Wagon Landscaping, selected by the Paris tendering committee following a negotiated procedure. The agency, founded by François Vadepied and Mathieu Gontier, has designed a landscaping scheme representing the various sites of the attacks. " The names of the deceased victims will appear on steles symbolizing each of the sites affected (Stade de France, Le Carillon / Le Petit Cambodge, La Bonne Bière / Le Casa Nostra, La Belle Équipe, Le Comptoir Voltaire, Bataclan)," says the City of Paris.
" The project traces the ground plan of the six places struck by that tragic night. The garden will emerge from the ground. The fragmented stone will serve as a reminder of the indelible violence; the plants that take root there and the welcome given to wildlife, particularly birds, will be a tribute to life and long memory, constantly revived," explains the Wagon Landscaping agency.
In the run-up to the inauguration of this memorial garden on Place Saint-Gervais in 2025, an exhibition showcases the project on the facades of the Parisian square.
