André Le Nôtre's 1664 French formal garden runs 22 hectares from the Louvre to Place de la Concorde, with about 3,000 trees and over 100 sculptures, from Maillol's bronze women by the Carrousel arch to works by Giacometti, Henry Moore and Louise Bourgeois.
- Address
- 113 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris
- Hours
- Apr, May, Sep, Oct daily 07:00-21:00; Jun-Aug daily 07:00-23:00; Nov-Mar daily 07:30-19:30 (visitors asked to leave 30 min before closing)
- Best time to go
- Morning, Evening · About 1 h
- Price
- Free entry (louvre.fr, 2026)
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- The 4,000 green metal chairs around the ponds are free: drag two to the Grand Bassin and sit like a Parisian.
- Children can sail hired model boats on the round pond; a funfair sets up every summer.
- Free toilets by the Concorde entrance and on Rue de Rivoli opposite Rue du 29 Juillet.