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Jardin du Luxembourg
The Jardin du Luxembourg is a 23-hectare public garden in Paris laid out around the Palais du Luxembourg and owned by the French Senate. It comprises formal parterres, lawns, tree-lined promenades, statues, fountains (notably the Medici Fountain), an orangerie, greenhouses and small cultural buildings such as a puppet theatre and a music kiosk.
First raised
1612
Its prime
1874
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 1874
What Jardin du Luxembourg looked like in its prime.
A broad, formal Parisian garden axis in pale gravel and clipped lawns, centred on an octagonal water basin with a single jet. Pale limestone Palais du Luxembourg stands at the rear with three storeys and steep grey mansard roofs punctuated by chimneys. Raised stone terraces and balustrades line the forecourt, dotted with classical stone statues on pedestals. Plane trees and regular alleys frame flowerbeds and colourful seasonal parterres; wrought-iron gates with gilded spear-points enclose the site.
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10 places to explore in 1874.
The record describes 10 distinct spots at Jardin du Luxembourg, including 3 interiors: orangerie (interior exhibition hall), botanical serres (greenhouses), théâtre des marionnettes (puppet theatre). Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.
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Families who held Jardin du Luxembourg.
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Medici
Laid out from 1612 for Marie de' Médicis around her new Luxembourg Palace, modelled on the Boboli Gardens of her native Florence.
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