About this place
Laid out between 1861 and 1890 on land reclaimed as the river Paillon was covered over, the Jardin Albert premier is the oldest public garden in Nice and the first to connect the old town with the new seafront city. Known for years simply as the Jardin Public, it was renamed in 1914 in honour of King Albert the First of Belgium. Today its gravel paths wind beneath palms and orange trees past the elegant Fontaine du Triton, a nineteenth century open air theatre called the Theatre de Verdure, and an old bandstand. Its most striking feature is modern, a nineteen metre curve of rusted steel titled Arc 115 degrees 5, created by the Nice born sculptor Bernar Venet and installed in 1988. The garden has long been the city's gentle meeting ground, free and open to all.
Key facts
- 1914 year — The garden was renamed in honour of King Albert the First of Belgium
- 1988 year — Bernar Venet's great curving steel Arc was installed among the palms
- 19 metres — The height of Venet's steel Arc, nicknamed by locals the rainbow without colour
📍 Avenue de Verdun, 06000, Nice