Beginning inside the southwest corner of the garden at the corner of Rue d’Assas and Rue Auguste Comte


Monument of Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve by Denys Puech. Sainte-Beuve was a author and literary critic and love of Adele Hugo, wife of Victor 

Pavillon Davioud built in 1867 

Named after architect Gabriel Davioud who designed it. Originally a cafe and now is the home of the beekeeping and horticultural school. 


Beehive/Apiary 

Created in 1856 by Henri Ramet, the oldest in Paris. Each year the honey is sold in the Orangerie mid-September each year


Chopin by Paul Dubois 1900 

Dedicated 50 years after his death, the original bust was sent to Poland in 1929


Archidamas by Philippe Joseph Henri Lemaire 1887 



Liberty Lighting the World by Bartholdi 1884 

Replaced the original donated to the Musée du Luxembourg by Bartholdi. It was moved outside into the garden and located closer to the museum when Hemingway would come to visit it. The original has been moved into the Musée d’Orsay and replaced with this copy. 

In 2002, the American community of Paris donated the American Oak tree planted next to it in memory of 9/11

Triomphe de Silece by Jules Dalou 

The drunken silenus is surrounded by satyrs that are trying to hoist him up onto a donkey. 


Beethoven by Antoine Bourdell 

Given on the 150th anniversary of Beethoven’s death, March 26, 1827, and donated by the artist's daughter. Check out the Musée Bourdelle near the Gare Montparnasse where you can see over 30 of the artist’s other busts of Beethoven 

L’Effort by Pierre Roche 

Hercules represents one of the 12 slaves that was to clean the Augean stables. Originally it was to be placed into a fountain. Hercules is diverting the river to clean the stables. 


Monument to Stefan Zweig by Felix Schivo 2003 

Zweig was an Austrian writer that was popular around the world in the 1920’s & 30’s. 

He wrote an amazing book about Marie Antoinette, the first time she wasn’t portrayed as the entire reason the monarchy folded


Orangerie Férou 

Built-in 1889 and replaced the former Orangerie that was built in the early 18th century. During the late spring and summer when the trees are emptied out the space holds art exhibits and events.

Along the facade and west side are busts of artists selected by the administer Beaux-Arts. 

Jacques Louis David 

Antoine-Jean Gros 

Francois Rude 

Pierre Prud’Hon

David d’Angers 

Jean Dominique Ingres 

Jean-Jacques Pradier 

Eugene Delacroix

Antoine Barye 

Theodore Rousseau 

Jean-Francois Millet 

Monument to Eugene Delacroix by Jules Dalou 1890 

17 years after his death his beloved followers raised money to have a monument dedicated to the leader of the Romanticism movement. The bronze bust of Delacroix sits on top while on the left Time with wings holds up Glory who is placing some flowers at the base of the bust. On the right Genius of Art is clapping on the right. The six masked water spigots are each slightly different in design

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