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The Tuileries Palace (French: Palais des Tuileries, IPA: [pale de tɥilʁi]) was a royal and imperial palace in Paris which stood on the right bank of the Seine, directly in front of the Louvre Palace. It was the Parisian residence of most French monarchs, from Henry IV to Napoleon III, until it was burned by the Paris Commune in 1871.
During the reign of Napoleon III, Versailles, which had become a history museum, remained a prestigious venue where important figures visiting Paris were received, and was also the setting of grand parties.
Following the model of the Kings of France and of his uncle, Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleon III moved his official residence to the Tuileries Palace, where he had a suite of rooms on the ground floor of the south wing between the Seine and the Pavillon de l'Horloge (Clock pavilion), facing the garden.
Emperor Napoleon III wished the World's Fair of 1855, which followed London's Great Exhibition by four years, to prove the superiority of the French by surpassing the British fair in every way. In particular, he desired a spectacular exhibition hall to rival The Crystal Palace.
Napoleon III. war unter seinem Geburtsnamen Charles-Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte während der Zweiten Republik von 1848 bis 1852 französischer Staatspräsident und von 1852 bis 1870 als Napoleon III. Kaiser der Franzosen. Mit dem Staatsstreich vom 2. Dezember 1851 hatte der aus einer Volkswahl hervorgegangene Präsident eine Diktatur errichtet ...
After several modifications and partial privatisation – notably by Napoleon I then his nephew Napoleon III – it was finally opened to the general public in 1871. The same year, during the Paris Commune uprising, rioters burned the Tuileries palace down to protest against royal and imperial power.
Napoleon III oversaw the creation of the Salon Napoleon III, he had the main kitchens installed; knocked down and rebuilt the section with the stables and communal areas, making the entire expanse of the courtyards fully urbanized, and not just the exterior façades.
