Square Montholon

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A winter view of the square from the fifth floor of the Hôtel Montholon.

The Square Montholon is a square in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France.

Construction of the 4571 m² square began in 1862, costing 160,000 francs, at the time of building of Rue Lafayette and opened in 1863.

The square comprises two terrasses and is encircled by Louis-Philippe style fence. The central grass garden is home to two hundred-year-old 30 m tall oriental plane trees as well a group of statues made in Lorieux marble.

A fountain with a bronze sculpture, “The Bear, the Eagle and the Vulture”, was removed and melted down in 1941 or 1942, during the nazi occupation of Paris.