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un bol d'air frais en plein milieu de Paris
“A breath of fresh air in the middle of Paris,” is a fitting description for the expansive Jardin des Tuileries, located between the Louvre and the Place de la Concorde. The garden takes its name from the tile factories (tuileries) that existed on the land during the Middle Ages. Development began in 1564, when Queen Catherine de’Medici commissioned the creation of an Italian Renaissance garden for the Tuileries palace. The gardens have seen many changes over the centuries, including a redesign by famed landscape architect, André Le Nôtre. In 1667, the Jardin des Tuileries became the first royal garden to be open to the public. What was once an imperial playground used for promenades, hunting and soirees, is now available to the greater public. It has since served as a popular place for Parisians to meet, stroll and relax.