| | Essential Architecture- Paris Jardins du Palais Royal |
| architect | Jacques Lemercier |
| location | Paris 1st - métro: Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre- 6 rue de Montpensie 75001 PARIS Surrounded by beautiful covered galleries, this park was the site of many historical events. |
| date | 1634 |
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| Palais-Royal and its gardens, in a Paris map, 1739. The palace itself fronts on its small square. The Place du Louvre is at upper right. Napoleon opened the Rue de Rivoli along the Louvre's wing, then Haussmann swept away intervening structures. |
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| Philippe I, Duc d'Orléans |
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| Gardens of the Palais-Royal: The illustration, from an 1863 guide to Paris, enlarges the apparent scale. The modern planting keeps the central lawn, fountains and clipped trees. |
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Palais Royale
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