Palais des Tuileries incendié. Vue générale

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May 23, 1871 the palace was set on fire of the Paris Communards. Extinguish it was only two days later, when all the interiors have faded. Unlike the Louvre, also affected by the fire, the government of the Third Republic decided not to restore the symbol of royal and imperial power in the heart of Paris. Therefore, to carry out repairs and Flora Marsan pavilions, originally referred to the palace of the Tuileries, demolished the adjacent part of the palace and built respectively south and north facade pavilonov.Ruiny stood for 12 years, while there were debates about their future. Despite protests from art experts, in 1882, Parliament expressed the hope to sell the charred skeleton of the building for 33 000 gold francs be demolished. Dismantling palace lasted from February to September 1883. Some fragments were subsequently used in the construction of the villa of La Punta near Ajaccio.