What you'll hear inside Luxembourg Gardens:

• 1
  Fontaine Médicis

  This 17th-century Baroque fountain was commissioned by Marie de Médicis and features sculptural work depicting Poliphème, Galatée and Acis by Auguste Ottin.

• 2
  Grand Bassin

  The Grand Bassin is the octagonal pond at the heart of this French garden where toy boats drift across the water, watched over by the distinctive green chairs that line its banks.

• 3
  Orangerie

  This 19th-century building houses an impressive collection of 180 potted plants, including century-old orange trees and date palms.

• 4
  Luxembourg Greenhouses

  The Serres du Luxembourg are working greenhouses housing an impressive horticultural collection.

• 5
  French Garden

  This formal garden extends along the palace axis, featuring symmetrical parterres intersected by the Paris meridian and framed by statues of French queens.

• 6
  English Garden

  An English-style landscaped area near rue Guynemer, where winding pathways deliberately contrast with the geometric layout of the French garden.

• 7
  Puppet Theatre of Paris

  The Théâtre des Marionnettes is France's leading puppet theatre, founded in 1933 with a capacity of 275 seats.

• 8
  Pavillon Davioud

  Built in 1867, this pavilion was designed by Gabriel Davioud and originally served as a café-restaurant.

• 9
  Verger conservatoire

  Verger Conservatoire is a heritage orchard opposite the lycée Montaigne, dedicated to preserving rare and heirloom varieties of fruit trees.

• 10
  Monument à Delacroix

  This monument-fountain, erected in 1890 by Jules Dalou, pays tribute to the painter Eugène Delacroix.