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Definition of Tuileries
1. Noun. Palace and royal residence built for Catherine de Medicis in 1564 and burned down in 1871; all that remains today are the formal gardens.
Generic synonyms: Palace
Group relationships: Capital Of France, City Of Light, French Capital, Paris
2. Noun. Formal gardens next to the Louvre in Paris.
Generic synonyms: Formal Garden
Group relationships: Capital Of France, City Of Light, French Capital, Paris
Definition of Tuileries
1. Proper noun. a palace in Paris, France which was built in the 16th century and destroyed by fire in 1871. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tuileries
Literary usage of Tuileries
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"Mandat was at the tuileries, where the apparent failure of the riot had, ...
At this time there was no information at the tuileries as to the true state of ..."
2. Paris and Environs with Routes from London to Paris: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker, Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1900)
"Jardin des tuileries. The Palais des tuileries, properly speaking, ... It derived
its name from tbe tile-kilns (tuileries) that originally occupied its site ..."
3. A Wanderer in Paris by Edward Verrall Lucas (1909)
"CHAPTER VIII THE tuileries A Vanished Palace — The Most Magnificent Vista — Enter
Louis XVI. and Marie Antoinette — The Massacre of the Swiss Guards—• The ..."
4. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"... into the tuileries garden, so as to be able to breathe more freely. They sat
down on a bench; and they remained for some minutes with their eyes closed, ..."
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