This article examines the image of the Tuileries Palace through references to memoirs of the Commune and to articles published in the Parisian press. It considers the reaction of the French press from 1871 to 1883 to proposals for the restoration or demolition of the palace's remains. The analysis of memoirs and press articles illuminates the controversy regarding the palace's artistic and political importance in the early Third Republic. This study also examines the cultural denial of some critics implied by the conscious rejection of the role of the Tuileries Palace as a major icon in France's past.
