The Tuileries Garden is in the heart of Paris between Place de la Concorde and the Louvre Museum. It is the largest and oldest park in the capital of the French style, a favorite place of walks of Parisians.

Five hundred years ago, there, behind the walls of the Louvre fortress was suburb to the public dump. Is mined here clay for tiles, hence the name of the place (in French clay - tuile).

The first park staged here in 1564 at the request of Catherine de 'Medici, he was in the Italian style. Even a hundred years later, Colbert decided to reschedule the park, giving it a more national character. To this end, he invited chief royal gardener André Le Nôtre, the creator of Versailles. Le Nôtre radically changed the look of the garden: rebuilt the River Seine, which has become an integral part of the Tuileries, made a magnificent flower beds and swimming pools, extensive paved alleys, passing in the street - the Champs-Elysées and Rivoli.

In the time of Louis XIV garden became available to the public. There were benches, cafes, public toilets. However, the king was more interested Versailles, and the garden gradually fell into some disrepair. In 1871, she died in the fire of the Tuileries Palace, located here - he burned the Paris Commune, had the building dismantled.

Truly Tuileries was restored only at the end of the XX century, during the renovation of the Louvre. The two identical buildings located in the western part of the garden is the Museum of Contemporary Art with a magnificent collection of Impressionist and Orangerie Museum with art of the XIX century. In the park you can see many marble and bronze statues of different eras. The Tuileries often hosts exhibitions of sculpture - are exhibited in the open air works by Rodin, Moore, Cragg. In the park near the arch Carousel rich collection of sculptures by Maillol.

Tuileries - is not only a cultural center, but also a great place to relax. Free entrance to the garden, where you can take a free traditional French iron chair and sit anywhere they want. For children there is a huge Ferris wheel, which offers a wonderful view.