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(Local Name: Palais-Royal) The Palais-Royal (Royal Palace) is now occupied by the Conseil d'Etat, the supreme administrative court, and the Secrétariat de la Culture et de la Communication.

The palace, situated close to the Louvre, was built between 1634 and 1639 for Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642), who on his death bequeathed it to the king. After Louis XIII's death his widow Anne of Austria moved into the palace, which then became known as the Palais-Royal. Her son, Louis XIV, returned to the Louvre in 1652, but soon afterwards, after a brief stay in the Château de Vincennes, transferred the court to Versailles. Thereafter the king granted the palace to the House of Orléans. Louis-Philippe d'Orléans - who supported the principles of the Revolution and accordingly became known as Philippe Egalité, though this did not save him from the guillotine - gave the palace its present form and surrounded the gardens with colonnades, shops and apartments. On July 13 1789 Camille Desmoulins, a lawyer and journalist, addressed a revolutionary crowd under these colonnades, and this was followed on the next day by the storming of the Bastille. Before and during the Revolution and under the First Empire the Palais-Royal was a popular meeting-place, with restaurants, cafes, and brothels.

Notable residents in the Palais-Royal apartments have included Colette and Jean Cocteau.
Hobbies & Activities category: Castle, chateau, palace;  Historic site
Attractions within Royal Palace

Bourse de Paris

This gallery is dedicated to Bourse, Paris Stock Exchange, with its role in the economy and money in activity.

Bibliotheque Nationale de France

The National Library in Paris houses the national collection of books, periodicals, manuscripts, prints, maps and plans, coins and Oriental manuscripts. It organizes periodic special exhibitions on the history of books and art.

Cabinet des Medailles

The collections of coins and medals date from Antiquity to present day.

Bourse (des Valeurs)

Like other buildings dating from the time of Napoleon, such as the Arc de Triomphe and the Madeleine, the Stock Exchange (by A.-T. Brongniart, 1808-27) is Neo-Classical in style. The original plan
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Colonnes du Palais Royal

A passage between the Palais-Royal in Paris and the Comédie Française leads into the inner courtyard, which since 1986 has been patterned by the controversial "colonnes" of the sculptor Daniel Buren
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Rue de Rivoli

The Rue de Rivoli, on the right bank of the Seine, links Place de la Concorde with the Marais, from which it is continued by Rue Saint- Antoine to Place de la Bastille.

The oldest and most
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Carrousel du Louvre

Between the Place du Carrousel and the Tuileries Gardens is a large underground complex. It includes shopping arcades, restaurants, galleries, function rooms and a large parking lot, as well as
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Musee de la Publicite

The Paris Musée de la Publicité is a poster museum with periodic special exhibitions.

Musee des Arts Decoratifs / Musee de la Mode et du Textile

In the west pavilion in the north wing of the Louvre (Pavillon de Marsan) is the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, which is independent of the Louvre. It has a rich collection of furniture and furnishings
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Address
Le Palais Royal
Place du Palais-Royal
F-75001 Paris
France
Tips
Buildings closed to the public.
Transit
Metro: Palais-Royal-Musée du Louvre; Bus: 21, 27, 39, 48, 67, 69, 72, 74, 81, 85, 95.
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