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Jardin des Tuileries

Jardin des Tuileries (Tuileries Gardens) were in full bloom, and we saw the sun!! In the background, we can see the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and the Louvre Museum. Majestic chestnut trees were in bloom throughout Paris, like the one on the right.

 

The Tuileries Gardens are formal French gardens, reportedly designed by Andre le Notre, the royal gardener to Louis XIV in the 17th century. (I had to look up "tuileries"...refers to "tile kilns" that once occupied this area that were replaced by the Tulieries Palace, which has also been destroyed).

 

 

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Uploaded on June 4, 2014
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