Jardin Atlantique .281994.29 History of parks and gardens of Paris

the room of undulating grasses in jardin atlantique, on roof of gare montparnasse railway station.

the jardin atlantique in 15th arrondissement, promenade plantée, has highly unusual site, perched on twelve concrete pillars seventeen meters above street level, atop roof on gare montparnasse railway station, connects paris west of france. designed landscape architects michael pena , françois brun, , reportedly expensive park built in paris. other mitterrand-era parks, has central lawn, surrounded thematic gardens , sprinkled modern sculpture , fountains. has thirty openings, provide ventilation , light train tracks , platforms below, , announcements of train arrivals , departures can heard in park above. design of park has vague resemblance deck of ocean liner, in keeping connection of train station atlantic seaports of cherbourg , le havre.

because of weight limitations , limited depth of soil, has high proportion of concrete , other structural materials compared amount of greenery. nonetheless, park has 5 hundred trees, planted in cubic stone boxes. thematic gardens include garden of varied moving in wind; garden of aquatic plants; garden of coastal plants, garden of blue , mauve colored flowers; , hall of silence , meditation garden.