The Gardens Of The Tuileries Which Lie At The Back Part Of The Palace Are
Very Spacious, Well Laid Out In Walks And Lined With Trees.
Large basins
inlaid with stone, fountains and statues add to the grandeur of these
gardens; they extend from the
Tuileries as far as the Place Louis XV
parallel to the Seine, and are separated by a wall and parapet and a
beautiful cast iron railing from the Quai, and on the other side from the
Rue de Rivoli, one of the new streets, and the best in Paris for
pedestrians. On the side opposite the palace itself is the Place Louis
XV, called in the time of the republic Place de la Revolution, and where
the unfortunate Louis XVI suffered decapitation. The Place Louis XV is by
far the most magnificent thing of the kind I have ever seen and far exceeds
the handsomest of our squares in London. On one side of it is the Hotel du
Garde Meuble, a superb edifice. On the other the Quai, the river; and on
the other side of the river is the Palais du Corps legislatif, now the
place where the Chamber of Deputies hold their sitting, and which has a
magnificent facade. In front of this place are the Champs Elysees and
avenue of Neuilly and behind the gardens and palace of the Tuileries.
My next visit was to the Place Vendome, where stands the majestic column
of the Grand Army. To me this column is the most striking thing of its kind
that I have hitherto seen.
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