Palais de Tuileries
The Tuileries Palace was a royal and imperial palace in Paris which stood on the right bank of the River Seine.
It was located at the west end of the Louvre, closing off the Louvre courtyard
After the death of Henry II of France in 1559, his widow Catherine de Medici (1519–1589) planned a new palace. She began building the palace of Tuileries in 1564, using architect Philiber de l´Orme. The palace was formed by a range of long, narrow buildings with high rooves that enclosed one major and two minor courtyards. The building was greatly enlarged in the 17th century, so that the southeast corner of the Tuileries joined the Louvre Palace.
The little-used northern wing of the palace, which contained the chapel, Galerie de la Paix, and the Salle de Spectacle would be called into service only for performances.
The southernmost pavilion, the Pavillon de Flore, served as the backstairs to the palace. Service corridors led to it. One could get from there to the sprawling basement, lit with innumerable gas lamps, where a railway had been set up to bring food from the kitchens under the Rue de Rivoli.
It was located at the west end of the Louvre, closing off the Louvre courtyard
After the death of Henry II of France in 1559, his widow Catherine de Medici (1519–1589) planned a new palace. She began building the palace of Tuileries in 1564, using architect Philiber de l´Orme. The palace was formed by a range of long, narrow buildings with high rooves that enclosed one major and two minor courtyards. The building was greatly enlarged in the 17th century, so that the southeast corner of the Tuileries joined the Louvre Palace.
The little-used northern wing of the palace, which contained the chapel, Galerie de la Paix, and the Salle de Spectacle would be called into service only for performances.
The southernmost pavilion, the Pavillon de Flore, served as the backstairs to the palace. Service corridors led to it. One could get from there to the sprawling basement, lit with innumerable gas lamps, where a railway had been set up to bring food from the kitchens under the Rue de Rivoli.