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The Jardin St. Martin are located in the Monaco-Ville ward of Monaco.^[1] The gardens are made up of a series of paths on the south west face of the Rock of Monaco.^[1] 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.^[2] Archaeological finds in the gardens have been dated to the Holocene era.^[3]

François Cogné's bronze statue of Prince Albert I as a sailor stands at the centre of the gardens.^[4]

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^ ^a ^b "St Martin Gardens". Visit Monaco - St Martin Gardens. Visit Monaco. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
^ David C. King (2008). Monaco. Marshall Cavendish. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-7614-2567-0.
^ P. Christiaan Klieger (29 November 2012). The Microstates of Europe: Designer Nations in a Post-Modern World. Lexington Books. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-7391-7427-2.
^ French Riviera Green Guide Michelin 2012-2013. Michelin Travel & Lifestyle. 1 April 2012. p. 427. ISBN 978-2-06-718258-5.

43°43′47.32″N 7°25′26.3″E / 43.7298111°N 7.423972°E / 43.7298111; 7.423972

[Mon-1] "St Martin Gardens". Visit Monaco - St Martin Gardens. Visit Monaco. Retrieved 25 May 2013.

[King2008-2] David C. King (2008). Monaco. Marshall Cavendish. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-7614-2567-0.

[Klieger2012-3] P. Christiaan Klieger (29 November 2012). The Microstates of Europe: Designer Nations in a Post-Modern World. Lexington Books. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-7391-7427-2.

[MichelinLifestyle2012-4] French Riviera Green Guide Michelin 2012-2013. Michelin Travel & Lifestyle. 1 April 2012. p. 427. ISBN 978-2-06-718258-5.

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