Temple romantique

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Temple romantique (Temple of love)
Île de Reuilly
Lac Daumesnil, Bois de Vincennes
Quartier du Bel-Air, 12th arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

“The island was created during the development of this part of the Bois de Vincennes and the construction of Lac Daumesnil. It is connected to the lake's southeast shore via the Promenade Maurice-Boitel by a small suspension bridge about twenty meters long. To the west, a second, similar bridge connects it to Île de Bercy . A footpath circles the island. Part of this path, known as the ‘Route des Îles’ (Island Road), is open to motor vehicles, providing access to the restaurant. At its eastern end, the island of Reuilly features an artificial grotto and waterfall created around 1860 by the architect Gabriel Davioud and overlooked by a romantic kiosk inspired — just like its almost identical replica known as the ‘Temple of the Sibyl’ on the island of Belvedere in the Buttes-Chaumont park built in 1866 — by the Temple of Vesta located in Tivoli near Rome in Italy.” (Île de Reuilly, Wikipedia)