Jardin du Palais-Royal

The Palais-Royal is a former French royal palace located on Rue Saint-Honoré in the . The screened entrance court faces the Place du Palais-Royal, opposite the Louvre.

Places of Interest

Highlights include École Nationale des Chartes and Orsay Museum.

College
The is a French grande école and a constituent college of Université PSL, specialising in the historical sciences. It was founded in 1821, and was located initially at the , and later at the .

Museum
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The Musée d'Orsay is a in , France, on the of the . It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built from 1898 to 1900.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 1st arrondissement and 2nd arrondissement.

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The centre of contemporary and the site of such landmarks as the Louvre and of the Tuileries and Palais-Royal, the is full of attractions for travellers of all inclinations, including some of the finest parks, museums, shops, and bars in the city.

The 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.

Quarter
Les Halles was '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 built largely underground and topped by an undulating 2.5 hectare canopy.

Jardin du Palais-Royal

Latitude
48.86491° or 48° 51′ 54″ north
Longitude
2.33776° or 2° 20′ 16″ east
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
Open location code
8FW4V87Q+X4
Geo­Names ID
11592068
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