The
Jardin du Luxembourg, or the
Luxembourg Garden, located in the
6th arrondissement of
Paris, was created beginning in 1612 by
Marie de' Medici, the widow of King
Henry IV of France, for a new residence she constructed, the
Luxembourg Palace. The garden today is owned by the
French Senate, which meets in the Palace. It covers 23 hectares and is known for its lawns, tree-lined promenades, flowerbeds, the model sailboats on its circular basin, and for the picturesque
Medici Fountain, built in 1620.