Jardins des Tuileries .281564.29 History of parks and gardens of Paris

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plan of tuileries garden 1576



the first flight of hydrogen balloon took place tuileries garden on december 1, 1783.



the jardin des tuileries painted claude monet (1876)


the first royal garden of renaissance in paris jardin des tuileries, created catherine de medici in 1564 west of new tuileries palace. inspired gardens of native florence, particularly boboli gardens, , made florentine gardener, bernard de carnesecchi. garden laid out along seine, , divided squares of fruit trees , vegetable gardens divided perpendicular alleys , boxwood hedges , rows of cypress trees. boboli, featured grotto, faience monsters designed bernard palissy, whom catherine had assigned discover secret of chinese porcelain.


under henry iv, old garden rebuilt, following design of claude mollet, participation of pierre le nôtre, father of famous garden architect. long terrace built on north side, looking down @ garden, , circular basin constructed, along octagonal basin on central axis.


in 1664 garden remade again andré le nôtre in style of classic french formal garden, parterres bordered low shrubs , bodies of water organized along wide central axis. added grand carré around circular basin @ east end of garden, , horseshoe-shaped ramp @ west end, leading view of entire garden.


in 1667, charles perrault, author of sleeping beauty , other famous fairy tales, proposed louis xiv garden opened @ times public. proposal accepted, , public (with exception of soldiers in uniform, servants , beggars) allowed on days promenade in park.








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