Montsouris Park
Haussmann decided to build it in 1860 and entrusted its construction to the engineer Adolphe Alphand .
Montsouris park is located in the south of Paris and covers 15 hectares.
The chosen site is located on old disused quarries which posed some problems.
A first technical difficulty is to develop the park above these old quarries,
which must first be consolidated.
Really started in 1867, the work lasted until 1878.
At the request of residents, the park was partially opened in 1867.
The park was nevertheless inaugurated in 1869.
Montsouris Park
The artificial lake was fed at the time by the Arcueil aqueduct .
The topsoil removed during the construction of the Montsouris reservoir was used to develop the park.
The construction of the Southern Belt line (not yet “small” since the “big” one did not exist) was carried out in trenches, jointly with the development of the park in 1866-1867.
This trench, called the Alphand trench, is even cited throughout the world as a model of landscape integration.
As for the Sceaux line , which was originally on the surface, it was trenched at the beginning of 1930-1931 and was incorporated in 1977 into the regional express network (RER line B).
Formerly the favorite park of the Sainte-Anne hospital center , this park is no longer accessible to hospital patients, who benefit from a closed park in the hospital
Reservoir
In the heart of the reservoir
Arcueil aqueducts
