Centro in Donostia in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)
Pierre Ducasse
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 5, 2023
1. Pierre Ducasse Marker
1877-1977
One hundredth anniversary of the Plaza de Guipuzcoa and of the gardens made by Pierre Ducasse, gardener to the Royal House
1877-1977
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas.
Location. 43° 19.27′ N, 1° 58.941′ W. Marker is in Donostia, Euskadi (Basque Country), in Gipuzkoa. It is in Centro. It is on Gipuzkoa Plaza south of Peρaflorida Kalea, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Gipuzkoa Plaza 1, Donostia, Euskadi 20004, Spain. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, on the Atlantic Arc, in Europe, in the European Union, in Atlantic Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, in the Schengen Area, in a coastal Mediterranean country, and in the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire, a Spanish colony, and the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Xavier Marνa de Munibe e Idiaquez (within shouting distance of this marker); Tamarix pentandra (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Victims of Terrorism and Violence (about 240 meters away); Town Hall (approx.
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Regarding Pierre Ducasse.
Among his most notorious works as a municipal gardener was the project of the romantic garden of the Plaza de Gipuzkoa in San Sebastiαn in 1877, which he carried out together with the architect Josι Goicoa. The square was still bare. It had been used as a place of concentration of troops during the 2nd Carlist War. Pierre designed the garden and presented a list with a dozen exotic tree species: paulonia, caki, Virginia tulip, golden ash, American walnut, ally, liquidambar, catalpa... and 3500 shrubs. Seeing the difficulties in obtaining garden plants, Ducasse himself acquired land in Ategorrieta to build his villa and his own nurseries inaugurating in 1878 the "establishment of Horticulture and Floral Ornamentation, Villa Marνa Luisa.
Translated from an article at http://www.revistasansebastian.com from March 17, 2017
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 5, 2023
2. Pierre Ducasse Marker
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 5, 2023
3. An Antique Weather Station in Gipuzkoa Park
Credits. This page was last revised on October 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 170 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 9, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
