Private gardens of the king,
the great lords, and some religious institutions
open
to the public.
The Tuileries:
1563 Catherine de Medici
(Queen of France 1547-1559)
Italian style
1615
The parterres
Le Nôtre 1664
The
parterre and arbors
A
wide central allée
Basins
1739
A modification of Le
Nôtre’s design.
Musee de Orangerie.
Jardin du Luxembourg
Salomon de Brosse for Marie
de Medici in the second decade of the 17th century.
The design:
Renaissance
character
Jardin
fleuriste
Activities
Ponies
Toy boats
Free bands
The Palace
Jardin des Plantes
Medicinal herbs
Louis XIII
Jean Heroard and Guy de la
Brosse
Buffon, the French
naturalist.
1793
Zoological garden