Object/Work Type
Gardens (Open Spaces), Recreation Structures

Title Text
Gardens of the French Section

Alternate Title Text
Horticulture française, Giardini della sezione francese - Jardin de la Ville de Paris - "La Valetta"

Creation Date
1910-1911

Demolition Date
1911-1912

Descriptive Note Text

The gardens of the French section were designed by Jules Vacherot, an accomplished landscape architects who had created the French gardens at many other expositions.  Because of their topographical features and picturesque feel, the gardens were named "la valetta" [sic] in the volume Les Français à Turin en 1911 (p. 130-32).

The gardens included numerous exhibition kiosks, advertising prominent French companies and businesses.

Code in the 1911 Map
SIM 26a (25 French Map)

Related Protagonists

• Vacherot, Jules