The Jardin Bossuet of Meaux, part II !!!

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Oh this is and always will be a sentimental city for me, my first in France really spent time in it. I am thrill to tell you it is my dear city of Meaux and a place never missed when around the area of Seine et Marne dept 77 of the Île de France region of my belle France. I have written several posts , but this are new pictures from this week trip. Always in my mind wherever I will be in our world !!! Therefore, let me tell you again about the Jardin Bossuet of Meaux, part II !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

This one is particularly personal and sentimental as it was here that my dear late wife Martine and I gave our first kiss, romantically in front of the fountain !! (see post) memories forever !!! The Bossuet Garden is a classic French formal garden whose boxwood borders form the shape of a bishop’s mitre. Admirable in every season, the garden offers a peaceful setting for its visitors. Abundantly flowering in spring and summer, it is home to the Bossuet rose, created to commemorate the tercentenary of the death of the eponymous bishop.

This garden was created in the 17C, during the episcopate of Dominique Séguier, in the traditional French formal style. Its parterre, bordered by boxwood and surrounded by a double row of linden trees, now centuries old, has a geometric shape reminiscent of a bishop’s mitre. Local tradition attributes the garden’s design to the young André Le Nôtre, but no document confirms this. Some contemporary adaptations have transformed the austerity of the original French formal garden: a romantic-style rock now occupies the center of the circular basin, which was originally undecorated; Finally, magnificent rose bushes line both sides of the central path.

The Bossuet Garden remains a magnificent example of the gardening tradition of the 17C. At the far end of the garden, a staircase leads to a terrace which is none other than the upper part of the Gallo-Roman rampart. Bishop Dominique Séguier, by extending the garden onto these ramparts, gifted Meaux with a remarkable site. His successor, Dominique de Ligny, had a pavilion built around 1670 which, according to tradition, was the study of the “Eagle of Meaux.” But preferring to work at night, the famous prelate undoubtedly wrote in his more comfortable library. However, he must certainly have retreated there often to meditate and prepare his famous sermons. This hermitage, along with its small formal garden, extends into a magnificent avenue of century-old yew trees some sixty meters long. The Bossuet-Aigle de Meaux Rose was an idea for creating a Bossuet rose arose from the convergence of two events: the city of Meaux’s desire for a national commemoration of the tercentenary of Bossuet’s death in April 2004, and the existence of the plant fairs at the Courson estate. It is a hybrid tea rose, mauve, with glossy, hardy foliage, fragrant, and repeat-flowering. It has been planted in the gardens of the Bishopric of Meaux since 2004.

The City of Meaux on the Bossuet garden : https://www.ville-meaux.fr/ma-ville-et-actualites/tourisme/balade-a-meaux/le-jardin-bossuet

The local Meaux Marne Ourcq tourist office on the Bossuet garden : https://www.meaux-marne-ourcq.com/jardin-bossuet/

There you go folks, always memorable moments that stayed with you no matter what, time does not diminished the sadness of not having my dear late wife Martine who introduce me to this historical city, Meaux. Also,a great inexpensive alternative to Disneyland only about 20 minutes away by car. Do see my other posts on Meaux. I will always remember Meaux, Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Jardin Bossuet of Meaux, part II !!! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, andn many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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