The Jardin du Luxembourg of Paris, part I !!!

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I have many posts on the garden, but this one was one of my firsts on it. I like to update this older post with new text and links for you and me.  This is an icon of Paris, and would like to tell you a bit on the Jardin du Luxembourg of Paris, part I !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The very popular Jardin du Luxembourg of Paris, needs several posts and indeed it has in my blog. I will give brief introductions now. The Jardin du Luxembourg are located in the 6éme arrondissement of Paris between the Latin quarter, Saint-Germain des Prés and Montparnasse. I take my bus in front of it for my job duties in Paris nowdays. There are several buses that stop here my favorite is the 82 see post.

The 23 hectare jardin du Luxembourg garden was created in 1612 by Jacques Boyceau at the request of Marie de Médicis widow of Henri IV. It was created around the Luxembourg Palace that the mother of Louis XIII had built. It owes its name to François de Luxembourg, a duke, a distant descendant of the first count of the Grand Duchy. The flowerbeds were refurbished in 1635 by André Le Nôtre. In 1830, an orangery was built in the garden, then gradually added an orchard, greenhouses, a rose garden and an apiary still used today and accessible to visitors

Some of the latest additions to it came last mid-November 2019 to early March 2020, the 49 chestnut trees that surround the bandstand on the St Michel plateau will be slaughtered to be replaced by 60 hackberry trees. Further south, 6 chestnut trees will also be cut down in order to renovate the eastern border of the staggered tree replanted in 2013. Seven hackberry trees will take their place.  A jade vine,is in full bloom in the corridor of the orchid greenhouse. This vigorous climbing plant is native to the tropical forests of the Philippines. Its flowering is inimitable since the plant forms large hanging clusters of 90 cm, along which are flowers in the shape of a claw of a very unusual bluish green color.

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Some of the spots around the Jardin du Luxembourg are the Jardin d’été or summer garden where you can see the central basin, the Luxembourg palace (senate) , and the Medici Fountain.

Looking towards the  Palais du Luxembourg – Senate ; Marie de Médicis on the death of Henri IV decides to have a palace built which reminds her of his old Tuscan home on land which she buys from Duke François of Luxembourg. She had the palace built by Salomon de Brosse from 1615 to 1630, which was modeled on the Pitti Palace in Florence. This is where the Senate of France is located today.

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Towards the  museum and the orangery.  The orangery of the Luxembourg garden, built in 1834 by Alphonse de Gisors was assigned to the Luxembourg museum in 1886..The Luxembourg museum was first installed in the Luxembourg Palace. It was then transferred to the current building constructed by the Senate between 1884 and 1886. Closed after the construction of a National Museum of Modern Art at the Palais de Tokyo in 1937, the Musée du Luxembourg reopens its doors to the public in 1979.

Towards the jardin d’hiver or winter garden  where the main entrance is where I usually park when coming with family for visits in the area on the rue Guynemer. In this area you have easy access to the Medici fountain , the Greek author statue, view of the Pantheon, the Lycée Montaigne( high school) , and view of the tour Montparnasse.

Finally ,towards the apiary school which the first apiary school in Luxembourg  abd was founded in 1856 by Henri Hamet, training in modern beekeeping techniques continues to be provided by the Socièté Centrale d’Apiculture  ( sort of the central beekeeping company).

This is a map you can print from the Senate of France ,helps on guidance and free/ The Senat de France map on jardin du Luxembourg

In terms of entertainment, you can practice chess, bridge, tennis, admire the works regularly exhibited on the outdoor grills, or simply sit on a chair and enjoy a moment  in the green . The music kiosk offers eclectic programming in summer, children can rent remote-controlled boats that they maneuver on the basin, attend puppet theater performances, ride a pony or enjoy the playground.

The City of Paris on the jardin du Luxembourg : https://www.paris.fr/lieux/jardin-du-luxembourg-1793

The Paris tourist office on the jardin du Luxembourg : https://parisjetaime.com/eng/culture/jardin-du-luxembourg-p1063

The Senat de France on practical information for visiting the Luxembourg garden:   https://jardin.senat.fr/infos-pratiques.html

There you go folks,  always a happening place, full of Parisians and visiting families fun for all and a must to visit while in Paris. The jardin du Luxembourg are sublime. Again, hope you enjoy the introduction to the Jardin du Luxembourg of Paris, part I as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

 

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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