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2. www.parisinsidersguide.com › 20-queens-of-jardinThe 20 Queens Of Jardin du Luxembourg | Paris Insiders Guide

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   Flanking the main flowerbeds of the Jardin du Luxembourg are statues of 20 queens and other illustrious women from the history of France. Let's visit each of them.

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3. bonjourparis.com › history › jardin-luxembourg-womenJardin du Luxembourg: Women Behind the Statues - Bonjour Paris

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   Oct 21, 2005 · 21 October 2005 by Priscilla Bain-Smith 6464. Le Jardin du Luxembourg in the heart of Paris is a pure delight any time of the year and is the second largest park in Paris. A thick forest surrounds the back of the Luxembourg Palace and green space with manicured floral beds, pools, the exquisite Fontaine de Médicis and countless statues.

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   Are there women in the Jardin du Luxembourg?

   • As you wander through the idyllic Jardin du Luxembourg keep an eye open for the series of white marble statues of women that flank the the central gardens and the pond in front of the palais. This grouping, called the Serie des Reines et Femmes Illustres, features (as its name suggests) queens and other illustrious women from the history of France.

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   What are the Luxembourg Gardens?

   • The Luxembourg Gardens consist of hundreds of monuments and statues with the central space being surrounded by a group of statues of the Reines de France et Femmes illustres (Queens of France and Famous Women) commissioned in 1848 by Louis-Philippe.

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   What's in the Jardin du Luxembourg?

   • The gardens, managed and maintained by the Senate, combine French geometric discipline, with carved terraces and a plantation of chestnut trees. Flanking the main flowerbeds of the Jardin du Luxembourg are statues of 20 queens and other illustrious women from the history of France. Let's visit each of them.

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   Who owns Jardin du Luxembourg?

   • Since 1879, however, Jardin du Luxembourg has been owned by the French Senate and Marie's palace has been its home. The original gardens remained intact until the end of the 18th century when they were reduced by about ten hectares, sold off by the Comte de Provence, the future King Louis XVIII.

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5. www.thehistoryhub.com › jardin-du-luxembourg-factsJardin du Luxembourg Historical Facts and Pictures | The ...

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   Nov 30, 2015 · The Luxembourg Gardens consist of hundreds of monuments and statues with the central space being surrounded by a group of statues of the Reines de France et Femmes illustres (Queens of France and Famous Women) commissioned in 1848 by Louis-Philippe.

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6. jardin.senat.fr › en › history-heritageThe Luxembourg Garden in figures | Jardin du Luxembourg

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   The Luxembourg Garden is home to a unique series of statues of French queens and illustrious women. Anne of Brittany, Queen Margot, Sainte Geneviève, Marie Stuart and many more can be seen here. There is also the famous Médicis fountain, commissioned by Queen Marie de Médicis, widow of King Henri IV of France, and whose full-length statue ...

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Reines_de_France_et_FemmesReines de France et Femmes illustres - Wikipedia

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   The Queens of France and Famous Women (Reines de France et Femmes illustres) is a group of sculptures in the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris. It consists of 20 marble sculptures arranged around a large pond in front of the Palais du Luxembourg.

   Name	Sculptor
   Saint Balthild (c.630-680) Regent of ...	Victor Thérasse 1848
   Bertrada (720-783) queen of France	Eugène Oudiné 1848
   Matilda (c.1031-1083) Duchess of ...	Jean-Jacques Elshoecht 1848
   Saint Genevieve (423-512) Patron saint of ...	Michel-Louis Victor Mercier 1845

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8. jardin.senat.fr › en › history-heritageThe Garden's Statues | Jardin du Luxembourg

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   Executed by various sculptors in the second half of the 19th, century, the statues are essentially academic in style, but the choice of an entirely feminine group was quite a bold move for the period. Other, more recent works have a political or commemorative significance.

9. jardin.senat.fr › en › history-heritageHistory of the Garden | Jardin du Luxembourg

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   Discover the French Senate. Retrace the key moments in the history of the Luxembourg Garden, from the ancient Gallo-Roman quarters to today's park!