Right now the yard offers an escape through the hustle and bustle in central Paris, although the ambiance wasn't constantly so idyllic. This backyard is the location from the Palais des Tuileries in which Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette were being basically imprisoned in the course of the French Revolution. https://www.getyourguide.ru/paris-l16/paris-eiffel-tower-summit-or-second-floor-access-t62484/?partner_id=KKUE1H6&cmp=CL