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The Luxembourg Palace seen from the garden
The Luxembourg Palace seen from the garden

The Luxembourg Garden (Jardin du Luxembourg, familiar nickname Luco) is a 224,500 m² public park in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. It is the garden of the French Senate, which is itself housed in the Luxembourg Palace. Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2109 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2109 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... For the Korean family name Park, see Korean name. ... The 6e arrondissement is one of the central arrondissements of Paris, France. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The Senate (in French : le Sénat) is the upper house of the Parliament of France. ... Luxembourg Palace The Luxembourg Palace in the VIe arrondissement of Paris, north of the Luxembourg Garden, is where the French Senate meets. ...


The garden is enjoyable for its calm. On the little pond children play with miniature boats. The garden contains various statues and sculptures. Jump to: navigation, search Sculpture is a three-dimensional form created as an artistic expression. ...


The École nationale supérieure des Mines de Paris and the Odéon theatre stand next to the Luxembourg Garden. The École nationale supérieure des Mines de Paris (also known as École des Mines de Paris, ENSMP, les Mines, Mines Paris) is one of the French generalist and most prominent engineering Grandes Ecoles. ... The Odéon is a theater in Paris, France. ...


Opening hours depend on the month: opening between 7:30 and 8:15 am; closing between 4:45 and 9:45 pm.


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Panoramic view of the Luxembourg Garden
Panoramic view of the Luxembourg Garden

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Located in the Luxembourg garden, the Luxembourg palace was built in the 17th century by Marie de Medicis, a French queen, on the model of Palazzo Pitti in her native Florence (Look at the picture on the right and click on it to have it full size).
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