 Following the model of the Kings of France and of his uncle, Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleon III moved his official residence to the Tuileries Palace, where he had a suite of rooms on the ground floor of the south wing between the Seine and the Pavillon de l'Horloge (Clock pavilion), facing the garden.The French word "tuileries" denotes "brickworks" or "tile-making works".The palace was given that name because the neighbourhood in which it had been built in 1564 was previously known for its numerous mason and tiler businesses.