Tuileries garden
The Tuileries garden was created in the 16th century on the site of old tileries, from which it takes its name.
The Tuileries Garden covers 25.5 hectares, making it the largest French-style garden in the capital, comparable to that of the Luxembourg Gardens (22.5 hectares).
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The Tuileries Gardens, sometimes called the Tuileries Gardens in the plural, is a Parisian fenced park located in the 1st arrondissement of Paris.
In 1564, Catherine de Medici began the construction of the Tuileries Palace and the development of an Italian garden to the west up to the glacis of the enclosure (current Place de la Concorde).
In 1664, Jean-Baptiste Colbert and Louis XIV ordered that the garden be completely redesigned by André Le Nôtre, who had already distinguished himself in Vaux-le-Vicomte.
The Tuileries garden is open to the public and hosts various events such as the Rendez-vous aux jardins and the International Contemporary Art Fair (FIAC).
Today it is part of the national domain of the Louvre and the Tuileries.
It is bounded by the Louvre Palace to the southeast, Rue de Rivoli to the northeast, Place de la Concorde to the northwest and the Seine to the southwest.
The Tuileries garden has been classified as a historic monument since 1914 and is part of the UNESCO world heritage site for the banks of the Seine.
It is placed under the supervision of the Louvre Museum.
In short, this emblematic garden of Paris combines history, beauty and relaxation for visitors and Parisians.
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Statues that adorn the Tuileries Garden
Fame riding Pegasus
This statue, the work of Antoine Coysevox, is located at the entrance to the garden, on the Place de la Concorde side, it dominates the main gate.
Statue of Diana with a Doe
Created by Guillaume 1er Coustou, this statue is located in Allée de Diane, near the entrance on Rue de Rivoli.
Venus Callipyge
A statue of Venus, made by Aristide Maillol.
Apollo pursuing Daphne
This bronze statue is the work of Paul Belmondo.
Cassandra putting herself under the protection of Pallas
A statue of Aimé Millet, located around the small pond, near the Carrousel gardens.
Cain having just killed his brother
A stone statue of Henri Vidal.
Atalante and Hippomene
Two pendant statues, commissioned by Louis XIV for the park of the Château de Marly, respective works of Pierre Lepautre and Guillaume Coustou père.
The Centaur Nessus kidnapping Deianira
This marble statue was sculpted in 1892 and placed in the Tuileries in 1894.
Sphinges des exèdres
Two small pools, the north and south exedra, decorated with eight winged sphinxes.
The Faun with the kid
A marble statue, copied from an antique discovered in Rome, which once decorated the park of the Château de Marly.
Eve
A statue executed by Rodin in 1881.
Autumn or Vertumnus
A marble statue by François Barois, near the octagonal pool.
Summer or Ceres
A statue by Guillaume Coustou, representing the goddess of agriculture and cereals in Roman mythology.
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