Luxembourg Garden
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Image:French Senate seen from Luxembourg Gardens dsc00746.jpg The Luxembourg Garden (Jardin du Luxembourg, familiar nickname Luco) is a 224,500 m² public park and the largest in the city located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. Luxembourg is the garden of the French Senate, which is itself housed in the Luxembourg Palace.
The palace and gardens were built by architect Salomon de Brosse for Marie de' Medici from 1615 to 1627. The garden is enjoyable for its calm. On the little pond children play with miniature boats. The garden contains various statues and sculptures. Surrounding the pond are a series of statues of former French queens. Image:Saint Bathilde2.JPG
The École nationale supérieure des Mines de Paris and the Odéon theatre stand next to the Luxembourg Garden.
Opening hours depend on the month: opening between 7:30 and 8:15 am; closing between 4:45 and 9:45 pm.
Trivia
On December 7 1815, Marshal of France Michel Ney was executed here by firing squad after having been convicted on a charge of treason for joining Napoléon Bonaparte during the Hundred Days.
There is also a painting by Henri Matisse entitled Luxembourg Gardens. It was stolen during an armed robbery of the Chacara do Ceu musem where it was housed.
See also
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