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The Orangerie was built by Firmin Bourgeois in 1852 in order to protect and give shelter to the orange trees of the Tuileries garden. The place has also been used as a storage room for goods, place of lodging for mobilized soldiers, examination room, musical, sports and as well as many patriotic events. It was also used as an exhibition room for display of plants, animals, industrial products and artistic paintings. The Orangerie was an extension of the Musee du Luxembourg. Claude Monet asked for decorative panels and things from the French Governement. Musee de l’Orangerie was opened to the public and citizens in 1927. Many paintings were placed in the gallery before that.
Claude Monet;s water lily painting is more popularly known as Nympheas and was arranged on the ground floor of the Orangerie by 1927. The eight paintings are being shown in the large oval rooms over the walls. The museum eventually was closed for the public from the end of August 1999 till 2006. Many tourists and artists from around the world keep on visiting the gallery to see the Monet’s Nympheas. Out of total 250 paintings related to water, sixty of Monet’s work was displayed regarding water lilies. The shades are in the tone of cool colors of purple and blue.
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