Palais-Royal
Sign in to saveThe Palais-Royal () is a former French royal palace located on Rue Saint-Honoré in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. The screened entrance court faces the Place du Palais-Royal, opposite the Louvre. Originally called the Palais-Cardinal, it was built for Cardinal Richelieu from about 1633 to 1639 by architect Jacques Lemercier. Richelieu bequeathed it to Louis XIII, before Louis XIV gave it to his younger brother, Philippe I, Duke of Orléans. As the succeeding Dukes of Orléans made such extensive alterations over the years, almost nothing remains of Lemercier's original design.
Key facts
- Building.name
- Palais-Royal
- Building.image
- Conseil d'Etat Paris WA.jpg
- Building.caption
- Entrance front of the Palais-Royal
- Building.location
- Paris, France
- Building.address
- 204 Rue Saint-Honoré,
- Building.construction_start_date
- 1633
- Building.completion_date
- 1639
- Building.renovation_date
- 1698–1700; 1719–1729; 1753–1779; 1782–1783; 1791–1793; 1828–1830
- Building.client
- Cardinal Richelieu
- Building.current_tenants
- Conseil d'État, Ministry of Culture, Constitutional Council
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27 sectionsContents
- History
- Palais-Cardinal
- Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
- Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
- Louis d'Orléans
- Louis Philippe I
- Louis Philippe II
- Theatres of the Palais-Royal
- Shopping arcades
- Palais de l'Égalité and the Revolution
- Bourbon restoration to Second Empire
- The Palais-Royal today
- South façade
- Council of State
- Ministry of Culture
- Constitutional Council
- Courtyard of Honor
- Gardens
- Town houses
- Galleries
- Restaurants - Le Grand Véfour
- Theater of the Comédie Française
- Théâtre du Palais-Royal
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
The Palais-Royal () is a former French royal palace located on Rue Saint-Honoré in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. The screened entrance court faces the Place du Palais-Royal, opposite the Louvre. Originally called the Palais-Cardinal, it was built for Cardinal Richelieu from about 1633 to 1639 by architect Jacques Lemercier. Richelieu bequeathed it to Louis XIII, before Louis XIV gave it to his younger brother, Philippe I, Duke of Orléans. As the succeeding Dukes of Orléans made such extensive alterations over the years, almost nothing remains of Lemercier's original design.
The Palais-Royal is now the seat of the Ministry of Culture, the Conseil d'État and the Constitutional Council. The central Palais-Royal Garden (Jardin du Palais-Royal) serves as a public park; its arcade houses shops.
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