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Palais-Royal

palace and an associated garden located in the 1st arrondissement of Paris

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The Palais-Royal (French: [pa.lɛ ʁwa.jal]) 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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Built
1628
Style
Classical architecture
Architect
Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine
Visitors a year
10,000 (2022)
Official website
domaine-palais-royal.fr
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