Parc Georges-Brassens
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The main entrance of the Parc Georges-Brassens, on rue des Morillons (daily dawn–dusk; M° Convention/Porte-de-Vanves), is flanked by two bronze bulls. The old Vaugirard abattoir was transformed into this park in the 1980s, and the original clock tower remains, surrounded by a pond. It's a delight, especially for children – attractions include puppets and rocks and merry-go-rounds for the kids, a mountain stream with pine and birch trees, beehives and a tiny terraced vineyard, and a garden of scented herbs and shrubs designed principally for the blind (best in late spring). The corrugated pyramid with a helter-skelter-like spiral is a theatre, the Silvia-Montfort.On Saturdays and Sundays, take a look in the sheds of the old horse market between the park and rue Brancion, to the east, where dozens of book dealers set out their stock. On the west side of the park, in a secluded garden in passage Dantzig, off rue Dantzig, stands an unusual polygonal building known as La Ruche. It was designed by Eiffel and started life as the wine pavilion for the 1900 trade fair.
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