Palais
Royal
Place du
Palais Royal
Underground: Palais Royal / RER: Auber
Seat of
the Council of State, therefore the interior of the building is not open
to the public. But still it is worth visiting. The palace was built in
1634 for cardinal Richelieu, after which it was the centre of power for
a short period of time. The cardinal died here, and Louis XIV spent a
great deal of his childhood between these walls. When the building was
taken over by his brother, the duke of Orleans, the demi monde moved in:
the girls of pleasure settled in the palace and the gambling game
flourished. In 1980 the building again drew attention with the setup of
striped pillars, a creation of the artist Daniel Buren.
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