The Green Chairs of Paris

What’s the most iconic thing in Paris? If someone asked you the question, you’d probably say the Eiffel Tower.

And you’d be right.

But there’s another icon in the City of Light that, in my view, should be as celebrated as Gustave Eiffel’s 1889 edifice — the famous green SENAT chair.

If you ever visit the Jardin du Luxembourg, the Jardin du Palais-Royal or the Jardin des Tuileries — three of the main public parks in central Paris — you’ll find a whole array of these metal chairs all over the place.

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