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“Garden[s] of the Fountains, Nîmes, France,” between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900, by Detroit Publishing Co., via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
This is another image from the Library’s photochrom collection, which includes many views of the architecture, monuments, and landscapes of France.
Les Jardins de la Fontaine were built in the mid 1700s. They were the first public gardens in France.
Bois du Boulogne, Paris, France, between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900, a photochrom by Detroit Publishing Co., via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
The park is the second largest in Paris. It opened in the 1850s — the first park in the western part of the city and an important part of Baron Haussmann’s vision for a greener, healthier Paris.
The plan of the Bois, developed by Jean-Charles Alphand, featured meandering paths and naturalistic hills, lawns, and lakes. It was the model for all the 19th century Paris parks to follow.
Temple de la Sibylle in Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, Paris, France, between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900, a photochrom by Detroit Publishing Co., via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
The park, located in the northeast of Paris, is the city’s fifth largest. It opened in 1867.
The Medici Fountain of the Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, France, between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900, a photochrom by Detroit Publishing Co., via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Marie de’ Medici, the widow of King Henry IV of France, had the fountain built in 1630. It was moved to its current location in 1864.
“Pau from Jurançon, Pyrenees, France,” between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900, by Detroit Publishing Co., via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
The image is part of the Library’s collection of photochroms, which includes many views of the architecture, monuments, and landscapes of France.
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