Autumn Paris. Sunday Afternoon in the Tuileries Garden

The largest and oldest park in the central part of Paris stretches for almost a kilometer along the Seine from Place de la Concorde to the Louvre. Initially, the park was part of the Tuileries Palace, which served as the residence of the French monarchs for more than three hundred years. The palace began to be built as the residence of Catherine de' Medici in 1561, who wished to have a residence outside the walls of the Louvre Fortress. At that time there were several quarries where clay was taken for tile workshops, the word tuile (tile) gave the name to the palace. The palace was set on fire by the rebellious people in the days of the Paris Commune, the fire lasted two days and the building burned out completely. The government of the Third Republic considered it inappropriate to restore the symbol of royal power, the remains of the palace were demolished, and the royal gardens became a public park. Now the Tuileries Garden covers an area of more than 25 hectares, it is the oldest French-style park in the world and one of the favorite vacation spots of Paris residents and tourists.

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