| Jardin des Curiosités | |
| Coordinates: | 45.7549°N 4.8218°W |
| Location: | Saint-Just (5th arrondissement of Lyon) |
| Opened: | 2001 |
| Open: | 8 am–7 pm daily |
| Type: | Urban park |
| Website: | Official site of the City of Lyon |
Jardin des Curiosités is a 6000m2 park in Saint-Just, Lyon.[1] It is also called Jardin de Montréal, Belvédère Abbé Larue, Jardin de proximité Montréal[2] and Jardin du Belvédère. It is situated at an altitude of at the east end of .
The park was a gift from the city of Montréal,[3] to mark the twentieth anniversary of the designation of Montréal and Lyon as sister cities. The park was opened to visitors in August 2001.
Designers include Québécois sculptor Michel Goulet, a Montréal-based architectural and urban design agency founded by Réal Lestage and Renée Daoust, and the Canadian company "Vlan Paysages", directed by Julie Saint-Arnault and Micheline Clouard.[4]
The park is situated on Fourvière hill with a panoramic view of Lyon. There are six chair sculptures created by Michel Goulet,[5] with inscriptions suggesting ways to contemplate the "real", the "absent" and the "imagined".