The history of the oldest Parisian park, the Tuileries Garden, like it often was the case in France, began very matter-of-factly. In the 15th century, there was an ordinary city clay dump for the further production of tiles, which gave the name to the old Tuileries Garden. Translated from French, “tuile” means simply “tile,” despite its melodic sound. These lands were not even Paris; they were outside the Louver fortress walls. But they were favored by the Queen of France Catherine de’ Medici, who decided to build a new palace and lay out a delightful garden immersed in greenery here.
Initially, the Tuileries Garden was a graphic landscape park in the Italian style, looking like a vast chessboard. And only a century later, it acquired graceful French features when the right-hand man of Louis XIV, the head of government Jean-Baptiste Colbert, entrusted the project to the son of the court landscape architect, Andre Le Notre.
Today, the famous Parisian park with an area of more than 25 hectares stretches along the Seine from the Place de la Concorde to the Louvre. It is considered a vital garden of the capital of France. It houses a splendid collection of marble and bronze statues provided by museum funds and the national art association. The first ones appeared in the garden in the 18th century and now adorn not only shady plane tree groves but also the surface of the garden ponds. The latest ones were unveiled in the mid-20th century. Besides, in the Tuileries Garden of today, you can see a variety of rare and old trees, next to which there are signs with an inscription about them, as well as very colorful flower beds, that create a fabulous atmosphere of the medieval French kingdom. A visit to this old Parisian garden will undoubtedly please every guest because it is not only one of the main tourist destinations but also a favorite vacation spot of the Parisians.