Square Auguste Mariette

Square Mariette pays homage to the famous Boulogne Egyptologist, frozen in bronze and who, from the top of this pyramid, contemplates the city where he was born in 1821. Auguste Mariette (1821-1881) is one of these great scholars who brought honor to their hometown in the 19th century. Discoverer of major archaeological sites in Egypt and fervent opponent of the dilapidation of Egyptian heritage, Auguste Mariette is the founder of the Cairo Museum, in front of which he is buried. Scholar and man of letters, he is also the author of the libretto of the famous opera Aïda, composed by Verdi. A replica of the funerary and solar boat of the pharaoh Cheops completes since 2004 this commemorative and explicit plant environment.