Promenade Henri-Martin, riverside promenade in Toulouse, France
The promenade Henri-Martin is a pedestrian walkway along the Garonne River in central Toulouse, extending from the Pont Neuf toward the port of Daurade. The flat, paved path features benches and trees while linking the riverbank to nearby neighborhoods and the Capitole area.
The promenade follows the right bank of the Garonne from beneath the first arch of the Pont Neuf past the ports of Daurade and Saint-Pierre to the first arch of the Pont Saint-Pierre. In 1984 the municipal council named this stretch after Toulouse-born painter Henri Martin (1860–1943), who trained at the city's École des beaux-arts and between 1892 and 1897 painted the Bords de la Garonne for a Capitole salon.
The walkway is named after Toulouse-born painter Henri Martin (1860–1943), who trained at the city's École des beaux-arts before continuing in Paris. Between 1892 and 1897 he painted the Bords de la Garonne series for a Capitole salon, now named after him, showing the riverbank from the port Viguerie. The Occitan name is passejada Enric Martin.
The promenade is a pedestrian-only zone with no cycle lane, so bicycles are not allowed. It runs from the Pont Neuf to the Pont Saint-Pierre, passing the ports of Daurade and Saint-Pierre. Two long-distance footpaths, the GR 86 and GR 861, follow the walkway; both continue northeast via rue Jean-Suau and rue Léon-Gambetta to the Capitole.
The painting group 'Les Bords de la Garonne' was made for the salon of the Capitole that now bears Henri Martin's name. The source states the scene shows the promenade seen from the port Viguerie, on the opposite bank, not from the walkway itself.
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