Through the eyes of painters and photographers

Artists have always found the Tuileries Garden appealing.

Fashion plates

In the 17th century, fashion trends started at the Tuileries Garden.

Urban furniture, or the image of Paris

Paris would not be Paris without its public benches. Part of the urban furniture that helped forge the capital’s identity.

The Tuileries Garden benches, a subject of literature

Guy de MAUPASSANT, Notre Cœur, 1889-1890 (translated as A Woman’s Pastime, 1903, St. Dunstan Society)

Seating in public gardens

The Tuileries Garden was one of the first – if not the very first – in the world to make seating available to the public.