Tulieries compiled by: Maryiah
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- Located between the Louvre and Place de la Concorde
- In the early 16th century the area was a clay quarry for tiles (tuilerie in French, hence the name). After the death of her husband Henri II in 1559, Catherine de Médicis had a Palace built at the tuileries, the Palais de Tuileries. The palace featured a large garden in Italian style, reminding her of her native Tuscany.
- Between 1660 and 1664 the garden was redesigned in French formal style by André Le Nôtre,
- The Jardin des Tuileries was one of the first parks to open to the public
- Two museums the Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume and the Musée de l'Orangerie, which display Claude Monet's large water lily paintings .these two buildings are the only remains of the original Palais de Tuileries.
Source:
http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/tuileries.htm