Carrousel Garden, Garden next to Louvre Museum in Paris, France.
Carrousel Garden is a formal green space beside the Louvre Museum with symmetrical hedge patterns and paved paths radiating from the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel. The layout follows strict geometric lines with open grass areas and structured plantings arranged throughout.
The garden occupies the site of the Tuileries Palace, which burned in 1871 during the Paris Commune and was demolished in 1883. The cleared ground was later turned into a public garden. The name comes from the Grand Carrousel, a spectacle staged here by Louis XIV on 5 and 6 June 1662 to celebrate the birth of the dauphin Louis on 1 November 1661.
The bronze sculptures scattered throughout show female forms created by Aristide Maillol, blending naturally with the garden's layout and inviting visitors to notice them while walking. These works have become part of how locals and travelers experience the space today.
The garden is accessible from multiple sides, especially from Rue de Rivoli and the Louvre area, making it easy for visitors to enter. The flat paved paths are pleasant for walking, and there are benches positioned throughout among the hedge rows.
Since 1964 about twenty bronze figures by Aristide Maillol have stood among the lawns and hedges, placed so visitors pass them on the way to the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel. The Arc itself is flanked by two stone groups by Antoine-François Gérard, L'Histoire and La France Victorieuse.
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