Kiosque à musique de Marengo, Music bandstand in Place Jean-Jaurès, Saint-Étienne, France

The Kiosque à musique de Marengo is an octagonal cast iron bandstand on Place Jean-Jaurès in Saint-Étienne, listed as a monument historique since 2 February 1987. Its eight sides are covered with decorative panels and ornamental details, and cartouches frame the names of composers set into the design.

The Marengo bandstand was listed as a monument historique by decree of 2 February 1987. The current descriptions date its construction to 1870 and a full reconstruction to 1914, but the attached sources give only the 1987 protection. The cast-iron structure stands in Place Jean-Jaurès in Saint-Étienne, in the Loire department.

The bandstand's cast iron panels carry the names of ten French composers, among them Ravel, Bizet and Debussy. The kiosk stands on Place Jean-Jaurès in Saint-Étienne and is listed as a monument historique since the arrêté of 2 February 1987.

The bandstand sits in the center of Place Jean-Jaurès and functions as a focal point for local events and performances. You can walk around it freely to view the decorative details and examine the inscriptions on each side.

The 1914 reconstruction required building a new foundation and adding access stairs beneath the structure. This adaptation shows how a heritage object was modified to meet practical demands of the time.