Fontvieille Park and Princess Grace Rose Garden | |
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Location | Fontvieille, Monaco |
Coordinates | 43°43′37.98″N 7°25′9.43″E / 43.7272167°N 7.4192861°E |
Status | Open year round |
The Fontvieille Park and the Princess Grace Rose Garden are two municipal parks in the Fontvieille district of Monaco. [1] The parks are a combined 4 hectares (9.9 acres) in size, and are open daily from dawn to dusk. [1]
The park features a sculpture trail, notable pieces include Cavalleria Eroica by Arman, and a clenched fist by César. [2] It was enlarged by 1.5 hectares for the 30th anniversary of its foundation. [1]
The rose garden was created in 1984 as a memorial to Grace Kelly, wife of Prince Rainier III. Princess Grace is commemorated in a statue by Kees Verkade in the rose garden, which features 4,000 roses. [3]
It was re-dedicated in 2014. [4] A year later, in June 2015, an organization called Les amis de la Roseraie Princesse Grace de Monaco was established. [5] Its president is Yves Piaget, an heir to the Swiss watchmaker Piaget SA. [5] The organization is set to publish a book about the history of the rose garden as well as offer lessons on how to prune rosebushes. [5] It will also organize the International Competition of Roses. [5]