Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Luxembourg Gardens in Paris (Jardim do Luxemburgo em Paris)

The main entrance to this garden of over 20 hectares is located in the Latin Quarter at the bifurcation of the streets Sufflot and Boulevard Saint Michel. Inside you will find the Palace of the Senate and some statues, among which is the original model of the Statue of Liberty in New York.


A entrada principal deste jardim de mais de 20 hectares situa-se no Bairro Latino na bifurcação das ruas Sufflot e Boulevard Saint Michel. No seu interior encontra-se o Palácio do Senado e algumas estátuas entre as quais está o modelo original da Estátua da Liberdade em Nova Iorque.

Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi (1834-1904)-'Statue of Liberty'-1900

John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)-'in the Luxembourg Gardens'-oil on canvas-1879 Philadelphia-Museum of Art

Henri Rousseau (1844-1910)-'Luxembourg Gardens. Monument to Chopin'-oil on canvas St Petersbourg-Hermitage

Henri Matisse (1869-1854)-'the Luxembourg Gardens'-oil on canvas St Petersbourg-Hermitage

Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (1857-1918)-'a wetnurse (nanny) in the Luxembourg Gardens'-oil on canvas-ca 1875 Montpellier-Musée Fabre

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