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Tuileries

Proper noun

Meaning

A palace in Paris, France which was built in the 16th century and destroyed by fire in 1871.

A public park and garden built on the site of the former palace.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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His Imperial and Royal Majesty entered his palace at the Tuileries last night in the midst of his faithful subjects. Napoleon Bonaparte

Du Camp had witnessed the last days of the Commune, went inside the Tuileries Palace shortly after the fires were put out, witnessed the executions of Communards by soldiers, and the bodies in the streets. Source: Internet

A few weeks later with winter, the young king was moved to the Tuileries Palace near the Palais Royal. Source: Internet

On 20 June 1792, "a mob of terrifying aspect" broke into the Tuileries, made the king wear the bonnet rouge (red Phrygian cap) to show his loyalty to the Republic, insulted Marie Antoinette, accusing her of betraying France, and threatened her life. Source: Internet

In 1871, the burning of the Tuileries Palace by the Paris Commune revealed that the Louvre was slightly askew of the Axe despite past appearances to the contrary. Source: Internet

The anger of the populace boiled over on 10 August when an armed mob – with the backing of a new municipal government of Paris that came to be known as the Insurrectional Paris Commune – marched upon and invaded the Tuileries Palace. Source: Internet

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