The Jardin and the Palais du Luxembourg

Between 1615 and 1627 the Palais du Luxembourg was constructed at the northern end of the Jardin du Luxembourg. It 

Palais du Luxembourg

was built for Marie de Medicis, who was nostalgic about her youth at the Pitti Palace in Florence, so the architect, Salomon de Brosse designed the palace in a Florentine style. The widowed queen did not get the time to enjoy her new palace and gardens for long as she was banished by Richelieu in 1625, before the palace was completed.

In 1794, during the French Revolution, the palace served as a prison. It also served as the headquarters of the Luftwaffe during the Second World War. The building currently houses the French Senate.