48°51′44″N 2°19′57″E / 48.86222°N 2.33250°E
| Tuileries Palace | |
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Palais des Tuileries | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Royal and Imperial residence |
| Architectural style | Built in the 16th century: Classicism, French Gothic Rayonnant, Flamboyant, Louis XII Style, François I Style, Henri II Style, French Renaissance, Italian Renaissance, Venetian Gothic, Venetian Renaissance, Palladian and Henri IV Style Additions of the 17th and 18th centuries: Louis XIII Style, Louis XIV Style, French Régence Style, Louis XV Style, Louis XVI Style, French Baroque, Barocco, Rocaille, Venetian Rococo and Rococo Additions of the 19th century: Directoire style, Empire Style, French Restoration Style, Louis Philippe Style, Neo-Classicism, Neo-Gothic, Neo-Renaissance, Neo-Palladian, Neo-Baroque, Neo-Rococo, Beaux-Arts, Italianate, French Victorian and Napoleon III Style |
| Construction started | 1564 |
| Completed | 1860s |
| Demolished | 30 September 1883 |
The Tuileries Palace (French: Palais des Tuileries, IPA: [palɛ de tɥilʁi]) was a royal and imperial palace in Paris which stood on the right bank of the River Seine, directly in front of the Louvre. It was the usual Parisian residence of most French monarchs, from Henry IV to Napoleon III, until it was burned by the Paris Commune in 1871.
Built in 1564, it was gradually extended until it closed off the western end of the Louvre courtyard and displayed an immense façade of 266 metres. Since the destruction of the Tuileries, the Louvre courtyard has remained open and the site is now the location of the eastern end of the Tuileries Garden, forming an elevated terrace between the Place du Carrousel and the gardens proper.