Formerly the place of all the celebrations of the court of the Duke of Orleans, brother of Louis XIV, today it is the privileged park for Sunday walks in western Paris.
And for Saint-Cloud as for other historic places in need of visitors, a question arises, how to bring to life places which yearn to rediscover their former splendor?
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Once the night has unfurled its thick coat, the national domain of Saint-Cloud opens its doors. It comes alive again, the fountains, the trees and imposing paths, the lush lawns come out of their slumber to welcome visitors of all ages. In co-production with IMG, behind Taste of Paris and the Tutankhamun exhibition,
Christmas Garden Deutschland GmbH
, a German company specializing in lighting and staging, has set up its LEDs in Paris, its fog machines and its speakers in the gardens with nothing less than the ambition to sublimate the historic site, and perhaps to do so. make the public rediscover.
Under these lights specially positioned to highlight the architecture, statuary and landscapes, the Saint-Cloud estate comes back to life and offers itself to be seen from a new angle, against the backdrop of original musical compositions specially created for the place.
In the languor of the night, the German company of festive scenography, already at the origin of such installations in Berlin, Barcelona and above all in London at the sumptuous Kew Gardens, creates a veritable spectacle of lights.
Hypnotic
Sometimes still, sometimes lively, but always spectacular, the installations can be discovered over more than two kilometers in the open air in an exceptional course for a winter night.
Lovers of garlands, lasers, luminous characters from Christmas iconography and all kinds of illuminations will be served and will be able to revel in dazzling scenes at the gates of Paris.
And to perpetuate the festive spirit, all along the route, chalets worthy of the biggest Christmas markets will satisfy the most gourmets.
A hypnotic journey like an urban break that announces bright end-of-year celebrations and brings the Saint-Cloud estate back to life.
Lights in the Seine, at the national domain of Saint-Cloud, from November 19 to January 9, 2022.
