Tuileries Garden & Place de la Concorde
Jardin des Tuileries / Place de la Concorde
A formal French royal garden between the Louvre and Place de la Concorde, with a 3,300-year-old Luxor Obelisk at the center of the square.
The Tuileries Garden was laid out by Catherine de' Medici in the 16th century and redesigned in the 17th century by Le Nôtre as a formal French garden. It links the Louvre with Place de la Concorde. Inside are round and octagonal basins, sculptures by Maillol and others, and green chairs you can move around freely. At the western end, Place de la Concorde is Paris's largest square. During the French Revolution, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were executed here. The central Luxor Obelisk was a gift from Egypt. From the square, you can see the axis running along the Champs-Élysées straight to the Arc de Triomphe. Free admission. Metro Line 1, Tuileries or Concorde station.
Opening hours
About 07:00–21:00 (until 23:00 in summer)
Nearby sights
- Musée de l'Orangerie
- Musée d'Orsay
- Palais Garnier
- Louvre Museum
- Printemps Haussmann
- Galeries Lafayette Haussmann
- Seine River Cruise
- Pont Alexandre III