THE HOSPITAL GARDEN

SERENITY IN THE HEART OF TOWN

The cathedral and esplanade were blocked off after the fire of 2019 but the hospital itself was open and reached by the  

insignificant street for traffic:

The vast lobby was usually deserted except for a guard. Going left, you came upon an entrance, glimpsed a surprise and discovered an intimate traditional garden:

Before the fire

Later

The unpruned hedges recalled the vegetation around the Sleeping Beauty's castle, making the garden all the more evocative of peace.

Then the garden was closed

to everyone not connected to the hospital. 

At least it was not made into a luxury hotel,

as was rumored for a time.

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