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The Palais Royal (Royal Palace) was built in 1629 by Cardinal Richelieu, an
influential French minister from 1624 to 1642.
At the time the palace was known as the Palais Cardinal; it became
a royal palace after the cardinal
bequeathed the building to King Louis
XIII.
The Sun King, Louis XIV spent his youth
here before moving to the nearby
Louvre and later to Versailles.
History
Between 1871 and 1874, Louis-Philippe
d'Orlans, cousin of King Louis XVI expanded the palace by adding
arcades and shops. For some time the palace also housed gambling
dens and cafes.
The Palais Royal was mobbed during the revolution of 1848 and was
almost destroyed by fire in 1871.
Fortunately the basic structure survived.
After its restoration in 1876 the building
was handed over to the government.
It currently houses the Council of State
and other government offices.
Cour d'Honneur
The palace is not open to the public, but you can visit the courtyard
and the garden. The courtyard, known as Cour d'Honneur, is
dominated by a large sculpture by Daniel
Buren, installed in 1986. It consists of
280 black and white striped truncated
columns.
Jardin du Palais Royal
Adjacent to the courtyard is the Jardin
du Palais Royal, the palace's garden. The
garden is formally laid out around a
central fountain. It is a quiet refuge in the heart of the city.
The current garden is somewhat smaller than originally designed in
1630 for Cardinal Richelieu due to the construction of 60 arcaded
buildings on three sides of the park by Louis-Philippe d'Orlans in
1874. The buildings around the garden now house restaurants, deli
shops and galleries.
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