Tuileries

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • 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.

Origin

  • From French Tuileries, from tuileries, feminine plural of tuilerie. The name comes from the tile kilns which occupied the site before the palace.

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