{"id":14662,"date":"2019-06-10T05:39:36","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T03:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/?p=14662"},"modified":"2021-11-09T12:19:55","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T10:19:55","slug":"jardin-du-luxembourg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/france\/paris\/jardin-du-luxembourg\/","title":{"rendered":"A walk through the Jardin de Luxembourg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
It was hot in Paris and we felt far too lethargic for a city tour. However, we conjured up enough motivation to get up and go for a walk in a park. So we went to the Jardin du Luxembourg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
The Jardin du Luxembourg is a state castle park and is part of the Palais du Luxembourg. It is located in the 6th Arrondissement of Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maria de\u2019 Medici, the widow of King Heinrich IV., commissioned the design of a new garden for her country chateau in 1611. The original garden was already home to a great variety of trees and also flower beds and water basins were part of the design. During the re-design, the architects focussed on keeping the subtle Italian atmosphere. They created a park in the style of the Boboli Gardens in Florence. The park was enlarged and the already existing horseshoe-shaped ramp was completed with the Avenue de l\u2019Obervatoire which added a formidable perspective. People had an uninterrupted view from here across the Parisian prime meridian all the way to the observatory. The park quickly gained popularity amongst the locals and writers like Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Denis Diderot went for walks here, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n