Square du Vert-Galant

Square du Vert-Galant
View from Pont des Arts
Square du Vert-Galant is located in Paris
Square du Vert-Galant
Location within Paris
TypeUrban Park
Location1st arrondissement, Paris
Coordinates48°51′26″N 2°20′24″E / 48.85722°N 2.34000°E / 48.85722; 2.34000 (Square du Vert-Galant)
Area1,642m2[1]
Created1884

The Square du Vert-Galant is a small, triangular park pointing downstream located at the western tip of the Ile de la Cité, next to the Pont Neuf, in the First Arrondissement of Paris. It was created in 1884 by joining two small islands to the larger island.[2]

  1. ^ "Square du Vert-Galant". paris1900.lartnouveau.com.
  2. ^ Sarmant, Thierry, "Histoire de Paris - Politique, Urbanisme, Civilisation", (2012), p. 90