Did you know? The Domaine National de Saint-Cloud, which belonged to Philippe d'Orléans, the brother of Louis XIV, lost its château during the Franco-Prussian war of 1870. Fortunately, the 460-hectare site has been preserved as a fine example of classical garden design, with its terraces, perspectives, green carpets, bosquets, green rooms, fountains and basins.
The bas-parc stretches along the Seine, below the château's terrace, from the Pont de Saint-Cloud to the Pont de Sèvres. Here you can admire the grand cascade, the upper section of which is almost 90 meters long, a skilful 17th-century composition by Antoine Le Pautre, later enlarged by Jules Hardouin-Mansart, and the neighbouring grand jet, over 30 meters high. They are precious testimonies to the traditional techniques used by fountain-makers.
The grand-parc was partly cut through by the railway line under Louis-Philippe, then by the freeway in the late 1930s. It has essentially retained the layout of the avenues and wooded squares designedby Le Nôtre in the 17th century. To the west, the wooded areas of La Brosse and the Plaine des Quatre Cèdres have a wilder, more rural feel. North of the freeway, in the Parc de Villeneuve, attached to the estate in 1852, the pond, in its natural green setting, contrasts with the well-tended garden surrounding the Escadrille La Fayette memorial .
Since 1823, the Trocadéro garden has occupied the former Montretout hill. A private garden designed for the entertainment and education of Charles X's grandchildren, it was conceived as a veritable"living herbarium". The Rendez-vous aux Jardins is a golden opportunity to discover it from top to bottom, on the first weekend in June!
As part of the Mondes nouveaux artistic program, the Centre des monuments nationaux presents Laurent Pernot's Je me souviens at the Domaine national de Saint-Cloud.
Created for the estate, Je me souviens is a sculpture of letters in natural Haims stone, a material whose temporality is similar to that of the surrounding nature of the park and the estate's former château. Through the use of words, Laurent Pernot proposes a thought experiment on our relationship with time and memory. Several interpretations of the work are possible. It may evoke the submergence into oblivion of the past of the former princely residence, or foreshadow what will become of human beings in the future.
Free access during opening hours
Discover the estate through the prism of the five senses. Discover the Trocadéro garden. This tour invites you to use your senses to explore the garden with the estate's head gardener. Information 01 41 12 02 95 or visit https://www.domaine-saint-cloud.fr/
This school project, initiated by photographer and visual artist Nathalie Magrez, in collaboration with the Direction des Services départementaux de l'Éducation Nationale du Département des Hauts-De-Seine (DSDEN92) and the Domaine national de Saint-Cloud, brings together 6 classes from the Hauts-de-Seine department, working on the practice and construction of scientific and plastic art objects. The results will be on display in the gardens and in the historic museum of the Domaine National de Saint-Cloud.
Free access during opening hours of the estate and the historical museum on Saturday and Sunday (2:30 - 6:00 pm).
Can you recognize what you're touching blind? Discover the garden by touch (bark, leaves, sand, gravel....)
Information 01 41 12 02 95 or ateliers.saint-cloud@monuments-nationaux.fr
Great discoveries at the Domaine National de Saint-Cloud!
Dates and Opening Time
From June 1st, 2024 to June 2nd, 2024
Location
Domaine national de Saint-Cloud
1 Avenue de la Grille d'Honneur
92210 Saint Cloud
Access
Metro: Line 10 terminus Boulogne-Pont de St-Cloud, By streetcar: T2 [Pont de Bezons-Porte de Versailles], stop Parc de St-Cloud By bus: Lines 52, 72, 126, 175, 460, 467, stop Parc de St-Cloud Line 160 terminus Pont de St-Cloud-Albert Kahn Line 260 stop Rhin et Danube-Musée Albert Kahn
Prices
Free
Official website
rendezvousauxjardins.culture.gouv.fr
