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	All you want to know about the Luxembourg garden (Jardin du Luxembourg) in Paris by Paris Digest, the Paris Internet ...
		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).
		Near-by the Luxembourg garden, the traditional and lively student district called "Le Quartier Latin" with the Sorbonne university and the Odéon theater was the scene of the spectacular 1968 student riots which shaked the traditional French society.
		The Luxembourg garden is close to the RER B Luxembourg metro station.Very crowded in the afternoon on sunny days, the Luxembourg garden will often be the romantic setting of your falling in love with Paris.
	www.parisdigest.com /takingarest/jardindu.htm (200 words)

	Luxembourg (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Luxembourg (in some contexts spelled "Luxemburg") is a European geographical name with various derived uses.
		Luxembourg (city), the capital city of the country
		Luxembourg (district), the south-western part of the country
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Luxemburg (136 words)

	Encyclopedia: Luxembourg (disambiguation) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a tiny landlocked state in the north-west of the continental Europe, bordered by France, Germany and Belgium.
		Luxembourg is a canton in the south of Luxembourg, in the district Luxembourg.
		Luxembourg is the southernmost province of Wallonia and of Belgium.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Luxembourg-(disambiguation) (420 words)

	Hotel Dacia Luxembourg Paris - Latin quarter
		the Luxembourg garden, the Pantheon and Sorbonne university.
		The Dacia Luxembourg hotel is situated near the banks of the Seine, Notre-Dame, the Luxembourg garden, the Pantheon and Sorbonne university.
		At the Dacia Luxembourg hotel, breakfast is served, according to your desire, either in your room or in the 17th century basement dining room.
	www.heart-of-paris-hotels.com /dacia-luxembourg.htm (228 words)

	Luxembourg Garden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		The École nationale supérieure des Mines de Paris and the Odéon theatre stand next to the Luxembourg Garden.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Luxembourg_Garden (109 words)

	The Gardens Of Luxembourg
		The Luxembourg Gardens and its associated palace are located at the farther end of the Sixth Arrondissement, and not too far from the Pantheon, except that the latter is in the Fifth Arrondissement, the Boulevard St. Michel forming the dividing line between the two.
		The Palace of the Luxembourg and its associated gardents were built at the order of Marie de Medici who, after the death of her husband, got tired of living in the Tuileries and wanted a palace of her own.
		After you have entered the garden through the ornamental iron gates at the end of the two allees-for the entire Luxembourg Garden is surrounded by a high iron fence, and is closed at night-you will be in the garden proper.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles03/paris27.shtml (2330 words)

	Garden of Luxembourg - Gardens - Visiting - Mairie de Paris
		As a memento to this lavish past, the Médicis fountain, attributed to Salomon de Brosse, was erected in 1861 along the rue de Médicis.
		The Palais du Luxembourg started in 1615 for Marie de Médicis was enlarged around 1835 by A. de Gisors who constructed a new facade on the garden side.
		The pond is surrounded by a formal garden whilst bordering the rue Guynemer and rue Auguste Comte, the landscaped garden evokes the horticultural anglomania which reined in France at the end of the Ancien Régime and the XIXth century.
	www.v1.paris.fr /EN/Visiting/gardens/jardin_luxembourg.asp (316 words)

	Luco: the history of the Luxembourg garden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Luxembourg garden is a man-made natural lightbox whose inception took enormous human sacrifice, as history and archaeological evidence demonstrate.
		François de Luxembourg finished the palace, decorated it sumptuously, and till his last days avidly acquired property to expand his park which eventually reached to the rue d’Enfer and bordered the walls of the Carthusian’s in the south, covering the center of Valvert.
		Marie was charmed by the healthy air and the lush greenery which was the antithesis to her Paris residence, the Louvre palace, whose lugubrious architecture was an offense to her Florentine sensitivities, and the stinking moat floating with refuse and occasional corpses cause of repeated dysentery and depression.
	www.parisiana.com /article.php3?id_article=7 (2821 words)

	Abbott Fuller Graves - Luxembourg Garden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Designed by Boyceau in the seventeenth century, the Luxembourg Gardens provided ample subject matter for American artists studying in Paris but was especially inspirational for Abbott Fuller Graves, More detailed than a traditional pochade, Graves added his own refined painterly style to this popular practice of sketching with immediacy on small wood panels.
		Luxembourg Gardens depicts the winding paths and abundant sculptures of the English style gardens bathed in sunlight.
		Gardens symbolized prosperity and the particular tastes of the burgeoning leisure class, and their popularity provided the artist with regular commissions and a prosperous career.
	www.artnet.com /ag/fineartdetail.asp?aid=7316&wid=184234&page=1&group=&max_tn_page= (593 words)

	St-Germain, Fontainebleau, Luxembourg, and the Renaissance garden in France
		In the garden the somewhat level grounds stood in the way of a complete likeness to the Boboli Gardens, but in the original lay-out (which is not much altered) there were many features to remind Maria of her gardens at home.
		Evelyn, who saw the Luxembourg garden in 1644, and cannot sufficiently express the pleasure this “ sweet retirement “ gave him, notices especially that the parterre was entirely laid out with box, and that this had a wonderful effect as seen from the castle.
		There existed only one garden that could compete with the Luxembourg, and this was the one that Richelieu made beside his country house at Ruel.
	www.gardenvisit.com /got/9/7.htm (2089 words)

	Paris : Le Jardin du Luxembourg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The garden created in 1617 by "Boyeau de La Bareaudière", first theorist of the French garden, on Marie de Médicis's initiative, organized itself around a central flowerbed crowned with terraces.
		Spread in all the garden, the statuary includes about eighty works, among which the famous series of the queens and ladies of France, realized by representative artists of the 19th century: Cain, Frémiet, Bourdelle, Marqueste...
		The garden counts three fountains: the fountain Médicis, which carries the weapons of the queen her pediment and to whom is leaned, since 1869, the fountain of the Glance, and the fountain commemorating Eugène Delacroix, decorated with Jules Dalou's (1890) bronze.
	www.baudelet.net /frlu.htm (1212 words)

	All you want to know about the Tuileries garden in Paris by Paris Digest, the Paris Internet city guide and portal
		Designed in 1664 by Le Notre, the gardener of king of France Louis the 14th and the Versailles park designer, the Tuileries garden is spread with basins and statues (like the beautiful Maillol woman below on the picture).
		Recently renovated and totally separated from car traffic, the Tuileries garden is part of a spectacular and historic perspective from the Louvre palace to the Arc de Triomphe on a straight line which includes the Champs Elysées and the Concorde square.
		The garden is bordered by the nice Rivoli street on one side (with the Smith English library at number 348) and the Seine river bank on the other.
	www.parisdigest.com /takingarest/parcdestuileries.htm (267 words)

	A2Z Languages: Parks, Gardens, Cemeteries and other sites in Paris France
		Luxembourg is a marvelous garden sprawling over 22 hectares.
		The garden is lined with palm and walnut trees and dispersed with floral decorations with hugh masses of rose plants.
		Later it was converted in to a family entertainment park and zoological gardens intended for people to discover nature and familiarize themselves with the flora and fauna of the region.
	www.a2zlanguages.com /France/Paris/pa_parks.htm (253 words)

	In the Luxembourg Gardens
		Palais du Luxembourg which was built in 1620 for Marie de Médicis, widow of Henri IV, on the site of former mansion of Duke of Luxembourg.
		They are part formal garden with terraces and gravel paths, part "English garden" of lawns, and part amusement centre for gardenless Parisians.
		Dotted around is a veritable gallery of French sculpture, from a looming Cyclops on the 1624 Fontaine de Médicis, wild animals, to queens of France, and one of Sainte-Gèneviève -- the patron saint of Paris.
	www.jssgallery.org /Paintings/In_the_Luxembourg_Gardens.htm (299 words)

	LUXEMBOURG
		This rose is named in honour of Luxembourg's thermal city of the same name.
		The roses of Luxembourg are undoubtedly among the finest gems of our cultural and horticultural patrimony, testifying to the genius of our rose breeders.
		Pierre-Joseph Redouté, the famous botanist, was born in St.-Hubert in the Duchy of Luxembourg.
	www.worldrose.org /countries/luxem.html (264 words)

	Encyclopedia: Luxembourg Garden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		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.
		Ancient Greeks depiction of ideal form of the body is expressed through sculpture such as this one.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Luxembourg-Garden (375 words)

	The Glory of the Garden
		Sissinghurst garden is so famous we feared a disappointment, but of all our visits it was the most romantic.
		The white garden is coolly formal and the cottage garden an unrestrained riot of hot colors.
		Garden designers have been flat out building the show gardens from scratch with water features, decking, walls and quite large trees, as well as flowering plants.
	www.theculturedtraveler.com /Archives/DEC2004/Glory_Garden.htm (1145 words)

	Paris hotel - HOTEL LE CLOS MEDICIS, PARIS - from Escapades selection - France hotels,Latin Quarter - travel Paris (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In the heart of the Latin Quarter, facing the Luxembourg Garden, this famous residence has become, two centuries later, a superb hotel, thanks to the provençal inspiration of the decorator Jean-Philippe Nuel.
		Jardin du Luxembourg is a popular garden where people come to relax, sunbathe, sail boats in the pond or admire the many beautiful statues erected in the 19th century.
		It is adjacent to the Palais du Luxembourg.
	www.webscapades.com /france/paris/hotels/clospict.htm (161 words)

	Paris’ Luxembourg Garden
		The garden is a splendid oasis of calm and greenery in the center of the hustle and bustle of the city.
		It doesn’t have the feel of the ornamental French garden, where every shrub, flower and tree has been geometrically arranged and sculpted or trained to flaunt human dominance over the plant kingdom.
		Conveniently (for the bees), the garden’s extraordinary orchard of espaliered apple and pear trees is immediately adjacent.
	www.theculturedtraveler.com /Archives/DEC2004/Jardin_Luxembourg.htm (1275 words)

	Luxembourg garden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It belongs to the French Senate, but under the vigilant eyes of their kepied guards, is open to the public from dusk till dawn.
		She leads a life of voluptuousness in a garden devoted to gay entertainment.
		Luco, the history of the garden from its beginning...
	www.parisiana.com /article.php3?id_article=44 (494 words)

	Luxembourg the luxembourg garden palace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		advice about the luxembourg garden palace, you'll find it easier said than done sorting out the best information from ill-advised the luxembourg garden palace submissions and proposals so it is wise to know how to moderate the advice you are presented with.
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	www.europe-now.com /luxembourg/the-luxembourg-garden-palace.htm (285 words)

	Wizwo - luxembourg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Observatoire Luxembourg Hotel is situated in the heart of the Latin Quarter, close to the Jardins du Luxembourg.
		Between the Luxembourg Gardens and St. Germain, the Jardin de lOdéon Hotel was renovated in 2003.
		The Senateur hotel is situated in the heart of Saint Germain des Prés, a stones throw from the Luxembourg Gardens and the Senate, and close to the Sorbonne.
	wizwo.com /smartsearch.cgi?keywords=Luxembourg (1018 words)

	PARIS MYSTERIOUS : Jardins du Luxembourg garden - Description, guide, gardens
		The Palais and Jardins du Luxembourg were built by Marie de Medicis, Henri IV's widow, to remind her of the Palazzo Pitti and Giardino di Boboli of her native Florence.
		Opposite the gates, scarcely noticeable on the end wall of the colonnade of no. 36, rue de Vaugirard, is a metre rule, set up during the revolution to guide the people in the introduction of the new metric system.
		The gardens are the chief lung and recreation ground of the left bank, with tennis courts, pony rides, a children's playground, boules pitch, yachts to rent on the pond and, in the wilder southeast corner, a miniature orchid of elaborately espaliered pear trees.
	www.parisbestlodge.com /apartmentparisluxembourg.html (245 words)

	Luxembourg Garden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Luxembourg Garden (Jardin du Luxembourg, familiar nickname Luco) is a 224 500 square meters public park in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France.
		The École nationale supérieure des Mines de Paris stands 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.
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/l/lu/luxembourg_garden.html (102 words)

	Luxembourg Gardens/Jardin du Luxembourg (1860) (rose garden)
		Alexandre Hardy (1787-1876), head-gardener at the Jardin du Luxembourg catalogued the roses growing there from around 1852 to 1860.
		I remember seeing there, in the month of June, on my first visit to Paris, a Standard of the Tea 'Princesse Hélène du Luxembourg', of an immense size, with hundreds of its fine flowers in beautiful condition...
		These gardens were enclosed by a kind of fence made of light sticks, which are much used in France for similar purposes.
	www.helpmefind.com /rose/gd.php?n=391 (303 words)

	Luxembourg Garden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		calcareous meadows of the provinces of Liege and Luxembourg, with strongholds...
		Fortunately, seeds were cultivated at the University Botanical Garden of Liege...
		He noticed the muscular shadows cast by spindly chairs in the Luxembourg Garden, the discrepancies between posters promising plenty and the ragged clochards...
	www.wikiverse.org /luxembourg-garden (203 words)

	Luxembourg Gardens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Her palace is the present-day home of the French Senate, and the garden around it is the most beloved park in Paris.
		The Jardin du Luxembourg is the central feature of an elegant neighborhood brimming with interest quite apart from the garden itself.
		Napoleon decreed that the Luxembourg Gardens should be dedicated to children.
	www.chezvous.com /paris/neighborhoods/luxembourg/luxembourg.html (834 words)

	Surf and Book - Report: The Luxembourg garden
		Situated just a step from the Pantheon, the “Luxembourg” is, now, one of the liveliest gardens of Paris.
		The Senate, which sits in the Palace of Luxembourg, ensures the perpetuity of the institutions.
		In the shaded part of the garden, please, do not miss the luxurious Maria de Medici fountain.
	www.surfandbook.com /Article.asp?ArticleID=134&ArticleAction=Show (365 words)

	worldsurface.com - sustainable tourism for backpackers and independent travellers
		The Luxembourg Garden is at its most animated on weekends, when you can watch a game of tennis or a round of boules, and the kids can go for pony rides.
		My favorite time to visit the garden, however, is early in the morning on weekdays, when the park's regulars (and I'm one of them!) provide you with an array of sights: disciplined joggers, tai chi enthusiasts, and local schools holding physical education classes.
		The garden is a horticulturist's delight, at each entrance is a guide to the park's different trees.
	www.worldsurface.com /browse/place.asp?placeid=100764 (172 words)

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