Jardin des Archives-Nationales, Historic garden in the Marais district, Paris, France.
This garden covers roughly 86,000 square feet and features four connected green spaces with lawns, tree-lined pathways, and a romantic design influenced by 18th and 19th-century landscaping traditions.
The garden opened to the public in 2011 and incorporates grounds from five former private mansions, including the Hôtel de Soubise, which date back several centuries and reflect aristocratic Parisian life.
The site preserves the evolution of French garden design and serves as an outdoor extension of the National Archives, linking landscape heritage with the nation's administrative and documentary history.
Access is free and available year-round with hours from 8 am to 5 pm in fall and winter and until 7 pm in spring and summer, with entrances at 87 Rue Vieille du Temple and 11 Rue des Quatre-Fils.
One of the gardens contains an Indian horse chestnut tree that is the only specimen of its kind in Paris, offering a rare botanical feature within this historic urban setting.
Location: Paris 3e Arrondissement
Location: Paris
Part of: Archives nationales
Address: 87 Rue Vieille du Temple, 75003 Paris, France 75003 Paris 75003 Paris
GPS coordinates: 48.85998,2.35873
Latest update: December 2, 2025 00:04
This cultural route, highly diverse, explores Paris beyond its usual landmarks, revealing a city of art collections, green spaces, and varied architecture. The itinerary includes the Musée Marmottan Monet, which houses more than 300 paintings by the artist, squares like Parc Monceau with its columns and 18th-century pavilions, and urban ensembles such as Place des Vosges, completed in 1612 under Henri IV. The circuit also passes through Île Saint-Louis, where mansions line the quays since the 17th century, and crosses the Marais district, with its narrow streets filled with galleries and museums inside historic aristocratic houses. The route extends to the Fondation Louis Vuitton in the Bois de Boulogne, a glass and steel building designed by Frank Gehry, opened in 2014. Other stops include lesser-visited spots such as Coulée verte René-Dumont, a 4.7 km planted promenade on an old railway, and Parc de Bercy with its three themed gardens. This circuit allows visitors to see different facets of Paris, from the catacombs under the 14th arrondissement to the colorful facades of rue Crémieux, from the flower market on Île de la Cité to César's large-scale sculpture in La Défense.
Hôtel de Soubise
70 m
Hôtel de Rohan
73 m
Museum of National Archives
66 m
Museum of French History
74 m
Hôtel de Clisson
94 m
Hôtel le Tonnelier de Breteuil
85 m
Hôtel de Fontenay
87 m
Hôtel de Jaucourt
77 m
Mars et Vénus
85 m
Les Grâces présidant à l'éductation de l'Amour
85 m
La géométrie
88 m
La moucheture d'hermine
85 m
La macle
88 m
La Prudence
86 m
La Poésie et la Peinture
88 m
Aurore et Céphale
88 m
Psyché défaille de frayeur devant Vénus
86 m
La Fable et la Vérité
86 m
Minerve enseignant à une jeune fille l'art de la tapisserie
88 m
Psyché ravie au ciel par l'amour
88 m
L'Afrique
82 m
L'Europe
84 m
Vénus au bain
85 m
Vénus à sa toilette
82 m
Work of art, sculpture
69 m
Work of art, sculpture
58 m
Painting, Work of art
68 m
Sculpture, Work of art
84 mReviews
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