![]() ![]() ![]() Regardless, the tree-lined roads were appreciated and celebrated by many. Tree vandalism must have been rife as several decrees and ordinances were put in place to denounce the peeling of bark on the elms. They commissioned landscape architect André Le Nôtre (1613-1700) to work on the royal gardens and transform certain areas in the city, including developing more boulevards. ![]() There are still some ‘ ormes de Sully’ in existence today.ĭuring the 17th century, King Louis XIV (1638-1715) and his most trusted advisor Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619- 1683) worked to improve Paris’ reputation and appearance. They would be used for buildings and for the Navy, and until then they offered shade, especially to those congregating outside of Mass. In an ordinance of 1605, he instructed the planting of elms by road edges and in villages, apparently 12, with one by the parish church. However, it was the king’s minister and statesman Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully (1560-1641), who is celebrated for the planting of millions of trees across the country. His widow, Marie de Medici (1575-1642) ordered the creation of the Jardin du Luxembourg and had elms and lime trees planted at the western end of the Tuileries Garden. Queen Margot (1553-1615), his first wife, arranged a 2.4hectare terraced promenade on the south bank of the Seine, the Cours de la Reine Margot. ''Alignments of trees have thus become a major element of the living environment and constitute elements of the French historical and cultural heritage'' He specifically planted two rows of elms, four metres apart, along the mail de l’Arsenal, where the tall trees provided the perfect amount of shade to enjoy a pleasant game of Jeu de Mail. King Henri IV (1553-1610) also had design on his mind and took great pride in his city, creating areas of malls and courtyards in Paris. His wife, Catherine de Medici (1519-1589) created the Jardin des Tuileries in 1564 as the garden to the Tuileries Palace. Jardin des Tuileries in Paris Pic: Paris Tourist Office Sarah Sergent In 1552, he announced: “To all the lords high justice and all peasants and inhabitants of towns, villages and parishes, to plant and have planted along the roads and large public roads so good and so large a quantity of said elms that, over time, our kingdom could have well and sufficiently populated.” ![]()
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