Royal Palace Square
Royal Palace Square is a square in Paris, Île-de-France. Royal Palace Square is situated nearby to Louvre Pyramid, as well as near Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Pedestrian zone
- Description: square in Paris, France
- Also known as: “Place du Palais Royal” and “place du Palais-Royal”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Louvre Pyramid and Orsay Museum.
Louvre Pyramid
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The Louvre Pyramid is a large glass-and-metal entrance way and skylight designed by the Chinese-American architect I. M. Pei. The pyramid is in the main courtyard of the Louvre Palace in Paris, surrounded by three smaller pyramids. Louvre Pyramid is situated 180 metres south of Royal Palace Square.
Orsay Museum
Museum
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The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the Left Bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built from 1898 to 1900. Orsay Museum is situated 1 km west of Royal Palace Square.
Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
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The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is a triumphal arch in Paris, located in the Place du Carrousel. It is an example of Neoclassical architecture in the Corinthian order. Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is situated 300 metres west of Royal Palace Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 1st arrondissement and Quartier des Halles.
1st arrondissement
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The centre of contemporary Paris and the site of such landmarks as the Louvre and of the Tuileries and Palais-Royal, the 1st arrondissement is full of attractions for travellers of all inclinations, including some of the finest parks, museums, shops, and bars in the city.
Quartier des Halles
Quarter
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Les Halles was Paris's central fresh food market. It last operated on 12 January 1973 and was replaced by an underground shopping centre and a park. The unpopular modernist development was demolished yet again in 2010, and replaced by the Westfield Forum des Halles, a modern shopping mall built largely underground and topped by an undulating 2.5 hectare canopy.
2nd arrondissement
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The 2nd arrondissement of Paris is one of the financial centres of Europe, being home to the Bourse and thus the CAC 40 index you hear about in world financial news. Other major activities in the neighbourhood are journalism and fashion.
Royal Palace Square
- Category: square
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.86255° or 48° 51′ 45″ northLongitude
2.33678° or 2° 20′ 12″ eastElevation
47 metres (154 feet)Named after
Palais-RoyalOpen location code
8FW4V87P+2POpenStreetMap ID
way 15926536OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianGeoNames ID
6452722Wikidata ID
Q3390657
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Royal Palace Square” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ساحة القصر الملكي”
- Chinese: “皇家宫殿广场”
- French: “Place du palais royal”
- French: “Place du palais toyal”
- French: “place du Palais-Royal, Paris”
- French: “place du Palais-Royal”
- French: “Place du palais-royal”
- French: “Place du Palais-Royal”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “place du Palais-Royal”
- Russian: “Пале-Рояльская пл.”
- Russian: “площадь Пале-Руаяль”
- Turkish: “Palais-Royal Meydanı”
- Turkish: “place du Palais-Royal”
- Ukrainian: “Площа Пале-Рояль”
- “place du Palais-Royal”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Saint-Germain-des-Prés and Opéra.
Nearby Places
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