La pyramide Monceau

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The Egyptian Pyramid, 1778
Parc Monceau
Boulevard de Courcelles
Quartier de l'Europe, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

“The garden designed by Carmontelle was finished in 1779. It contained a miniature ancient Egyptian pyramid, a Roman colonnade, antique statues, a pond of water lilies, a tatar tent, a farmhouse, a Dutch windmill, a temple of Mars, a minaret, an Italian vineyard, an enchanted grotto, and ‘a gothic building serving as a chemistry laboratory,’ as described by Carmontelle. In addition to the follies, the garden featured servants dressed in oriental and other exotic costumes, and unusual animals, such as camels.” (Parc Monceau, Wikipedia)