About the Gardens of Paris Walk in Paris
The garden landscapes of the Right Bank near the Louvre count among the most important historical gardens in Paris and France at large. Sun-dappled and filled with Parisians in the spring and summer and enveloped by a dense architectural context, the adjacent Palais Royal courtyard and Tuileries Gardens compromise an excellent lesson in how landscape played an important role in the development of royal and French identity from the late Renaissance forward.
This walk, taken in the company of an architecture or art historian, begins in the Tuileries, a stretch of land lying at the end of the Louvre that has played an integral part in Parisian history (most notably during the French Revolution). From Queen Catherine de Medicis to the genius of landscape architect Andre le Notre, the Tuileries has been shaped by some of the city's greatest figures.
From here, we'll cross over the Rue de Rivoli to the Gardens of the Palais Royale, once home to the Cardinal de Richelieu and a young Louis X
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The garden landscapes of the Right Bank near the Louvre count among the most important historical gardens in Paris and France at large. Sun-dappled and filled with Parisians in the spring and summer and enveloped by a dense architectural context, the adjacent Palais Royal courtyard and Tuileries Gardens compromise an excellent lesson in how landscape played an important role in the development of royal and French identity from the late Renaissance forward.
This walk, taken in the company of an architecture or art historian, begins in the Tuileries, a stretch of land lying at the end of the Louvre that has played an integral part in Parisian history (most notably during the French Revolution). From Queen Catherine de Medicis to the genius of landscape architect Andre le Notre, the Tuileries has been shaped by some of the city's greatest figures.
From here, we'll cross over the Rue de Rivoli to the Gardens of the Palais Royale, once home to the Cardinal de Richelieu and a young Louis XIV. This garden will also give us the opportunity to discuss more contemporary events: We'll talk about the (relatively) recent controversy over Daniel Buren's outdoor sculptures, which were installed in 1986. Along the way we'll discuss the important relationship between the gardens and their buildings, between art and public space, and how these gardens formed the backdrop to dramatic events in Paris' history.
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