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The Cyclops Wall

Built from heavy natural stones, this wall visible from the river bank takes its name from the monumental constructions in Argos and Arcadia typically attributed to the Cyclops. But it also has very local origins: its stones, collected by William Christie from the surrounding fields, long ago lay under the sea that covered the plains of Vendée…

Festival Dans les Jardins de William Christie

The Cyclops Wall, in William Christie's words:

The Cylcops Wall has long been an important place at the Dans les Jardins de William Christie Festival. But recently it has come into its full extravagance with the arrangement of new stones—vestiges of the prehistoric sea—collected from the surrounding fields. Nature determines the fate of the garden and how it evolves. 

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Le Mur des Cyclopes lors d'une promenade musicale pendant le festial Dans les Jardins de William Christie (© Julien Gazeau)Festival Dans les Jardins de William ChristieFestival Dans les Jardins de William ChristieFestival Dans les Jardins de William Christie