Buren Columns

Les Deux Plateaux, more commonly known as the Colonnes de Buren, is an art installation created by the French artist Daniel Buren in 1985–1986. It is located in the inner courtyard of the Palais Royal in , .
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: sculpture
  • Description: public artwork by Daniel Buren in Paris, France
  • Also known as: “Colonnes de Buren” and “Les Deux Plateaux”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Orsay Museum and Louvre Pyramid.

Museum
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The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the of the . It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built from 1898 to 1900. is situated 1 km southwest of Buren Columns.

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The 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 , surrounded by three smaller pyramids. is situated 300 metres south of Buren Columns.

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The is a triumphal arch in , located in the . It is an example of Neoclassical architecture in the Corinthian order. is situated 370 metres southwest of Buren Columns.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 1st arrondissement and Quartier des Halles.

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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.

Quarter
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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.

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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.

Buren Columns

Latitude
48.8636° or 48° 51′ 49″ north
Longitude
2.33707° or 2° 20′ 13″ east
Inception
1986
Open location code
8FW4V87P+CR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 244102108
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q3232046
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Buren Columns” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أعمدة بورين”
  • Chinese: “布伦柱”
  • Dutch: “Les Deux Plateaux”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نافورة الهضبتين”
  • French: “Colonnes de Burel”
  • French: “Colonnes de Buren”
  • French: “Les Deux Plateaux”
  • Georgian: “ლე დე პლატო”
  • German: “Colonnes de Buren”
  • German: “Les Deux Plateaux”
  • Italian: “Colonne di Buren”
  • Japanese: “ニつの台地”
  • Japanese: “ビュランの円柱”
  • Polish: “Deux Plateaux”
  • Polish: “Kolumny Burena”
  • Polish: “Les deux plateaux”
  • Polish: “Les Deux Plateaux”
  • Russian: “Два уровня”
  • Russian: “Колонны Бюрена”
  • Turkish: “Les Deux Plateaux”

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