René
Pechère transformed the Art Deco gardens into a landscape garden
(1968-1970). Specialist in the protection of historical patrimony,
he created 900 public and private gardens. His " Labyrinth " or
" Dedalus " - the name of Icarus father - has an itinerary with
1300 yewtrees on 500 m, where " The Song of Songs " is illustrated
by 7 sculp- tures in bronze, made by the Belgian André Willequet.
There are only 2 mazes in Belgium. .
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Alice and René
Pechère during the opening ceremony of the labyrinth, 1968.
The
maze of René Pechère was made in 5 months (1968) and evokes the
shelter of the Minotaur, from where Icarus and Dedalus escaped thanks
to the Ariadne's help.