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The Tuileries Gardens. Not far from the Louvre takes place the Tuileries Gardens, a splendid place for having some walk. In the 17th century Jean-Baptiste Colbert entrusted his landscape architect to make this place beautiful and attractive. Even nowadays the garden has some charm of those times. If you go through the park, you'll find yourself at the Place de la Concorde, decorated with the giant Egyptian obelisk of the pharaoh Ramses II. If you go a little bit further, you'll get to the Place Vendome with its numerous jewelry stores.

The Royal Palace. In front of the northern wing of the Louvre takes place the Royal Palace. It was built in 1871 by the order of the cardinal Richelieu. During the Commune de Paris of the 1871 the palace got through the fire. In 1875 the restoration works started, and when everything was ready the council of state, the constitutional court and the ministry of culture started to take place there. The amazing arcades of the Royal Palace encourage visiting the antique shops, which are situated around 242 striped columns. It's a real pleasure to have a rest in the garden, founded by Richelieu.
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