St Martin Gardens

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The Jardin St. Martin (Monégasque: Giardi̍n San Martin) are located in the Monaco-Ville ward of Monaco.{{cite web|title=St Martin Gardens|url=http://www.visitmonaco.com/en/Places-to-visit/Gardens/St-Martin-Gardens|work=Visit Monaco - St Martin Gardens|publisher=Visit Monaco|accessdate=25 May 2013}} The gardens are made up of a series of paths on the south west face of the Rock of Monaco. They have an estimated area of 11,200 square meters (1.12 hectares). Flora include Aleppo pine trees and yellow agaves in its terraces with medieval fortifications also featuring in the gardens.{{cite book|author=David C. King|title=Monaco|url=https://archive.org/details/monaco0000king|url-access=registration|year=2008|publisher=Marshall Cavendish|isbn=978-0-7614-2567-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/monaco0000king/page/18 18]}} Archaeological finds in the gardens have been dated to the Holocene era.{{cite book|author=P. Christiaan Klieger|title=The Microstates of Europe: Designer Nations in a Post-Modern World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CrfwGa4aCwYC&pg=PT163|date=29 November 2012|publisher=Lexington Books|isbn=978-0-7391-7427-2|page=163}}

François Cogné's bronze statue of Prince Albert I as a sailor stands at the centre of the gardens.{{cite book|title=French Riviera Green Guide Michelin 2012-2013|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x2UJR6_Iy1EC&pg=PT427|date=1 April 2012|publisher=Michelin Travel & Lifestyle|isbn=978-2-06-718258-5|page=427}}

File:Benches at the Saint Martin Gardens in Monaco.jpg