Tuileries & Opera Quarters: Paris Day Two

Opera National de Paris Garnier

Rue de Rivoli was commissioned by Napoleon and intended for victory marches

Jardin du Carrousel

Jardin du Carrousel

Jardin du Carrousel

Musee du Louvre. The Louvre!

Jardin des Touileries

The central obelisk is from a 3,300 year-old Luxor temple, a gift from Egypt, Place de la Concorde

Loius XVI and Maire-Antoinette were executed here along with 1,000 others, Place de la Concorde