Archaeology handicrafts and science and technology sites to visit Hauts-De-Seine

The Tower in the figures of Jean Dubuffet, which is seen from each bank of the Seine, dominates the 21.5 ha of the park's surface with its vivid colors. The gardens are planned to allow the natural development of vegetation to promote the appearance of spontaneous plant species and protect wildlife. With a little luck, you can see the Martin fisherman. You can also see the vegetal wall installed on the back façade of the old bakery on the island. In short, it is the ideal place to get the illusion of being in the countryside. There are walks, sportsmen, families, strollers and beautiful days, the lawn is dressed by a population that is bronze, quite simply. Finally, throughout the year, the park becomes the theater of cultural events: concerts, carnival party. Nearby, Ile Seguin, which turns at high speed. Many spectators from the "Seine Musicale" walk before or after, with the same interest in these places.

From Henri Matisse and his eloquent colour to Dega and the nude, through the Passion of Lighthouses, so many exciting lectures on very diverse subjects, always treated with attention to detail. Sometimes in night, from 20 h 30, other times during weekends, themes and topics discussed are always related to an exhibition adjoining them (Grand Palais, Musée d'Orsay, Georges Pompidou center, etc.). A good way of not going to the middle of abstract and abstruse figures, but to discover the outcome of a pearl or reed.

Albert Glatigny, a young poet who died in Sèvres, gave his name to this staircase. Sebastian James, a famous internationally acclaimed artist, executed a fresco "The Court of Miracles". This staircase has 126 steps. During its descent, it allows to contemplate the left bank of the city. Vertigineux staircase that makes a curve to resume its race and to give on a paved courtyard, it is the law of beautiful walks dealing with houses of sévrien heritage. You can even contemplate fruit trees.

The Armenian Paper production site has been located in Montrouge for more than 120 years. After a major year of closure, due to a fire at the beginning of 2017, the site resumed its activity in June 2018. But her visit remains a great moment: she lets you discover the manufacturing workshops and craft techniques that are still in use. It was during a trip to the Ottoman Empire in 1888 that Auguste Ponsot discovered in Armenia that the inhabitants perfumed their houses by burning benzoin, the resin of a tree. Back in France, he developed this famous Papier d'Arménie with the pharmacist Henri Rivier. The principle: blotting paper is soaked with a solution composed of benzoin, from the styrax benzoin tree, and various herbs. Then, it's up to you to enjoy this very special scent, recognizable among all, and which has many followers!