CINEMA GARDEN THE PAGODA

This Japanese garden, in the heart of Paris, complements a unique setting: the pagoda, whose architecture is inspired by the Sanctuaire Shrine of Nikko. A ballroom built at the end of the th century, under the initiative of Mr. Morin, director of the Bon Marché, this building is now a cinema. It was on the plans of architect Alexander Marcel that the shipyard started, other architects intervened afterwards. The most important renovation dates back to 1973; the wall on the street was shot and replaced by a grape treille, in the interest of a better light; a small lounge was also added. The adorable small garden was inscribed in historic monuments in 1983, it is kept by an impressive pair of lions, the "imperial guards" or "Buddha lions", which embody the magical protection of this sacred place (since cinema is a form of religion!) in the shadow of a biloba biloba (tree to ECU). The whole was thought of as the fashion of the th century, a driveway crosses a river with a just perceptible bridge, some stones planted and there complete the painting. Certainly the place is not very large and sometimes the maintenance leaves a little to be desired. But if you are ahead of your meeting, the garden is still very pleasant to enjoy fresh air before you go into the dark rooms. To this end, the pagoda garden, despite its budding herbs, remains a magical place with I-know what poetic. This is guaranteed in every case! In its colours, for example, persistent moss takes all its majesty in the spring, when the clear tones of glycine illuminate soft green. If you decide to take a look, please go to the very nicely decorated Japanese room. Finally, for the little history, the pagoda was wrongly christened Chinese pagoda. In this case, the Chinese Embassy had registered in the neighbouring building from 1920 to 1930 and at that time the amalgam was going well.