Welcome to the central-most park in Paris! It was one of the first to open to the public (1667) and has served as an exemplar for gardens across Europe.
Catherine de Medicis, Queen of France, moved her household to the Louvre Palace after the death of her husband, Henry II. She decided to build a new palace for herself and her son (King Francois II), complete with a garden patterned after the gardens she'd known in her native Florence.
The spot was home to tile workshops (tuileries), which is where the area, the palace, and the gardens got their names.
Place de la Concorde
The plants, the sculptures, the fountains and the monuments are scrupulously maintained, creating a beautiful spot in the heart of a big city.
The Palace no longer stands, but the gardens do. Standing in the middle of them, one can see down the Champs Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe and La Bastille in the opposite direction.
It makes me wish I spoke French!
Welcome to the central-most park in Paris! It was one of the first to open to the public (1667) and has served as an exemplar for gardens across Europe.
Catherine de Medicis, Queen of France, moved her household to the Louvre Palace after the death of her husband, Henry II. She decided to build a new palace for herself and her son (King Francois II), complete with a garden patterned after the gardens she'd known in her native Florence.
The spot was home to tile workshops (tuileries), which is where the area, the palace, and the gardens got their names.
Place de la Concorde
The plants, the sculptures, the fountains and the monuments are scrupulously maintained, creating a beautiful spot in the heart of a big city.
The Palace no longer stands, but the gardens do. Standing in the middle of them, one can see down the Champs Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe and La Bastille in the opposite direction.
It makes me wish I spoke French!
Wow. That's so incredible. It's weird to think of parks that aren't open to the public. It's like trying to imagine libraries that weren't free.
ReplyDeleteEmily spokes French - so the three of us need to go! Plus also (Junie B.) why did you use so many pictures of MY gardens when you were supposed to be showing THEIRS? Ha. I can't findy my plants for the weeds in MY gardens. Does that count as scrupulously maintained? I love a wild, natural landscape, but I have to say probably more I am drawn to gardens like this - maybe it's because it is SO FAR out of my reach of things I could do - maybe it's because the order makes me feel like things are right in the world - maybe it's because it isn't the Free Library - I feel like this one is going on my "Going to be Going" list. Sooo... name the date girl!
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