The Palais des Vosges was built in 1605-12, by the decision of Henry IV. Earlier on this site stood Thurnel Palace, where during the knight tournament King Henry II Valois was mortally wounded. There was a small change since the creation of the Palais. The single architecture style is very unusual: all buildings are built from red brick with stripes of gray stone. Two buildings with higher attic roofs are called pavilions of the king and queen: here was celebrated the wedding of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria. In the houses on the square lived many famous people - In the corner (No 6) there is the "Maison de Victor Hugo". Victor Hugo lived here from 1832 to 1848, in that time it was Hôtel de Rohan.
It was a brightful day. We walked through the squares and parks of old mansions, visited the Picasso Museum, the art galleries, had lunch at the Place des Vosges, visited the Place de la Bastille and completed the walk by the princely and quiet boardwalk of the River Seine, where live swans and peace reigns.
