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Sculpture Garden of Gabriel Albert

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"Albert Gabriel always wanted to be a sculptor, but force of circumstance led him to earn his living as a manual worker; he was able to realise his ambition only on retirement in 1967. His sculpture garden, near Cognac, consists of hundreds of busts and full-length figures, constructed of coloured cement over metal frames; they represent many of the public and popular personalities of his time."
"French Presidents Jacques Chirac, Francois Mitterand and Valery Giscard d'Estaing are all present, as are entertainers Charlie Chaplin, Georges Brassens and Jacques Brel. His garden also displays angels, representatives of foreign peoples and a series of seductive bare-breasted dancing beauties."

- From "Fantasy Worlds" by Deidi Von Schaewen and John Maizels

Hours
The garden is only open a few times a year. Contact the St.Jean d'Angely Tourist office (phone: (+33) 05 46 32 04 72).
However, you can see very well from the road. All photos here were taken from the road.

Directions


Located in Chez Audebert, near St.Jean d'Angely. South of Niort, east of  Angouleme.
From St.Jean d'Angely, go south toward St. Hillaire-de-Villefranche. Take D731 toward Brizambourg. At a non-descript crossroads (there's not much out there besides corn fields), go left on D129. It is on the road; you can't miss it. Chez Audebert is a hamlet; very small.



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