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Aerial view of the Tuileries Garden, close to the Louvre. Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP

A stone's throw from the Louvre Museum, the Paris Tuileries garden was designed in the 17th century by André Le Nôtre, gardener of King Louis XIV. Until August 25, visitors are invited to rediscover the garden with an adventure game "Mysteries to the Tuileries", organized by the Louvre Museum. For 1:30, players must solve a series of riddles team.

Frowning eyebrows, map of Tuileries in hand, Nadia, Coralie, Fadoua and Aida launch to the assault of the Parisian garden. The four Parisian friends met to unravel the mystery of the Tuileries in an adventure game, where André Le Nôtre, designer of the garden, has imagined mysterious columns that hold a secret. To find out, players must solve five puzzles.

The group of friends has rediscovered the Tuileries: " We do not necessarily stay very long in this garden. For my part, I'm just crossing it. And suddenly, it is true that we could see ... Very nice, to do again .

Matthieu Decraene, director of audience development at the Louvre Museum, welcomes the success of the activity. " To approach the collections in a fun way, it is also to approach them by the pleasure, the pleasure of the game. One speaks about the history of Le Nôtre, one speaks about the monuments which are present within the garden of the Tuileries. An information document is also given at the end of the game to deepen one's knowledge of the garden .

And to prolong the adventure, each group receives a free ticket to discover the Louvre Museum.

This year, the Louvre Museum expects 12,000 participants for this adventure game throughout the summer period. There are some slots still available until August 25 on the Louvre website . The activity is completely free, participants must simply book upstream on the Louvre site.