Luxembourg Palace in Paris
by RicardMN Photography
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Luxembourg Palace in Paris
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RicardMN Photography
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The Luxembourg Palace (French: Palais du Luxembourg) in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, north of the Luxembourg Garden (French: Jardin du Luxembourg), is the seat of the French Senate.
The palace was built as a royal residence for Marie de M�dicis, mother of king Louis XIII of France and of Gaston, duc d'Orl�ans, just near the site of an old h�tel particulier owned by Fran�ois-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Piney-Luxembourg, which is now called the Palais du Petit-Luxembourg (see below), home of the president of the French Senate. It was modeled after Palazzo Pitti in Florence at the request of Marie de M�dicis.
The formal Luxembourg Garden (French: Jardin du Luxembourg) presents a 25-hectare green parterre of gravel and lawn populated with statues and provided with large basins of water where children sail model boats. In the southwest corner, there is an orchard of apple and pear trees and the th��tre des marionnettes (puppet theatre).
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August 1st, 2013
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