Carrousel Garden between Louvre and Tuileries, 20 sculptures by Maillol
The Carrousel garden is a space located east of the Tuileries garden, on the Louvre side, between the Marsan wing and the Flore wing of the Louvre Museum. To book a visit to the Louvre, click here.
History and location of the garden
The Tuileries Palace burned down in 1871, razed in 1883 and never rebuilt, was located approximately where the Avenue du Général Lemonnier is today. In the photo gallery opposite, you can see the overall plan, from right to left (from East to West), the Louvre, the Carrousel garden, the location of the Tuileries Palace, now disappeared, then the Tuileries garden, then the Place de la Concorde.
L'Histoire and La France Victorieuse, works by Antoine-François Gérard, frame the triumphal arch of the Carrousel which marks the main entrance to the garden.
The statues of Aristide Maillol in the garden of the Carrousel
About twenty statues of the sculptor Aristide Maillol are spread in the garden since 1964. You can admire them while walking around. They are listed below with their geographical coordinates to facilitate your search.
Master pièces of Aristide Maillol
Name of the work
Year of création
Localisation
L'Action enchaînée
1905
48° 51′ 45″ N, 2° 20′ 03″ E
L'Air
1938
48° 51′ 45″ N, 2° 19′ 53″ E
La Baigneuse aux bras levés
1921
48° 51′ 44″ N, 2° 19′ 56″ E
La Baigneuse drapée
1937
48° 51′ 45″ N, 2° 19′ 58″ E
La Douleur
1912
48° 51′ 41″ N, 2° 19′ 55″ E
L'Été
1910
48° 51′ 42″ N, 2° 19′ 56″ E
Flore
1910
48° 51′ 42″ N, 2° 19′ 55″ E
L'Hommage à Cézanne
1912
48° 51′ 46″ N, 2° 19′ 53″ E
Jeune Fille allongée
1921
48° 51′ 41″ N, 2° 19′ 54″ E
La Méditerranée
1905
48° 51′ 44″ N, 2° 20′ 00″ E
La Montagne
1925
48° 51′ 45″ N, 2° 19′ 58″ E
Le Monument aux morts de Port-Vendres
1923
48° 51′ 42″ N, 2° 19′ 51″ E
La Nuit
1909
48° 51′ 40″ N, 2° 19′ 57″ E
La Nymphe
1930
48° 51′ 44″ N, 2° 19′ 57″ E
Pomone
1910
48° 51′ 42″ N, 2° 19′ 56″ E
Pomone drapée
1921
48° 51′ 41″ N, 2° 19′ 54″ E
La Rivière
1938
48° 51′ 43″ N, 2° 19′ 52″ E
Les Trois Grâces
1938
48° 51′ 45″ N, 2° 19′ 58″ E
Vénus
1928
48° 51′ 44″ N, 2° 19′ 57″ E
L'Île-de-France
1933
48° 51′ 43″ N, 2° 19′ 54″ E