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Garden of Sighs<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Living memory of a forgotten sanatorium<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Located at the foot of the Lac-\u00c9douard sanatorium, the Jardin des Soupirs is a rare and precious example of hospital gardens laid out in early 20th-century Quebec. Established in a context of care and convalescence, this garden is part of a humanist approach to medicine that valued the benefits of contact with nature, horticultural work and living beauty to accompany healing. <\/p>\n

Unlike a purely ornamental garden or a rigid landscape composition, the Jardin des Soupirs has a semi-structured character, adapted to the site and its occupants. From the outset, it was bordered by a white stone pathway leading to the main entrance of the hospital building. This structuring axis led to a concrete garden pond, still visible today, which formed the symbolic and contemplative heart of the garden. With its sharp angles and robust design, this basin features drain holes to regulate water overflow. Its remarkable preservation bears witness to the great architectural and functional rigor of its design. Aquatic plants such as sagittaria, horsetail and water iris were probably grown here for both ornamental and medicinal purposes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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