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    The Palais Royal was built in 1629 by Cardinal Richelieu and later became a royal palace when he bequeathed it to King Louis XIII. It housed several French kings including Louis XIV in his youth. In the 19th century, it was expanded with arcades and shops. Though nearly destroyed by fires, the basic structure survived. It now houses the Council of State and other government offices. Visitors can see the courtyard dominated by Daniel Buren's sculpture and the formally laid out garden, a quiet refuge in central Paris.

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    The Palais Royal was built in 1629 by Cardinal Richelieu and later became a royal palace when he bequeathed it to King Louis XIII. It housed several French kings including Louis XIV in his youth. In the 19th century, it was expanded with arcades and shops. Though nearly destroyed by fires, the basic structure survived. It now houses the Council of State and other government offices. Visitors can see the courtyard dominated by Daniel Buren's sculpture and the formally laid out garden, a quiet refuge in central Paris.

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    The Palais Royal was built in 1629 by Cardinal Richelieu and later became a royal palace when he bequeathed it to King Louis XIII. It housed several French kings including Louis XIV in his youth. In the 19th century, it was expanded with arcades and shops. Though nearly destroyed by fires, the basic structure survived. It now houses the Council of State and other government offices. Visitors can see the courtyard dominated by Daniel Buren's sculpture and the formally laid out garden, a quiet refuge in central Paris.

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    The Palais Royal was built in 1629 by Cardinal Richelieu and later became a royal palace when he bequeathed it to King Louis XIII. It housed several French kings including Louis XIV in his youth. In the 19th century, it was expanded with arcades and shops. Though nearly destroyed by fires, the basic structure survived. It now houses the Council of State and other government offices. Visitors can see the courtyard dominated by Daniel Buren's sculpture and the formally laid out garden, a quiet refuge in central Paris.

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    The Palais Royal (Royal Palace) was built in 1629 by Cardinal Richelieu, an
    influential French minister from 1624 to 1642.
    At the time the palace was known as the Palais Cardinal; it became
    a royal palace after the cardinal
    bequeathed the building to King Louis
    XIII.
    The Sun King, Louis XIV spent his youth
    here before moving to the nearby
    Louvre and later to Versailles.
    History
    Between 1871 and 1874, Louis-Philippe
    d'Orlans, cousin of King Louis XVI expanded the palace by adding
    arcades and shops. For some time the palace also housed gambling
    dens and cafes.
    The Palais Royal was mobbed during the revolution of 1848 and was
    almost destroyed by fire in 1871.
    Fortunately the basic structure survived.
    After its restoration in 1876 the building
    was handed over to the government.
    It currently houses the Council of State
    and other government offices.
    Cour d'Honneur
    The palace is not open to the public, but you can visit the courtyard
    and the garden. The courtyard, known as Cour d'Honneur, is
    dominated by a large sculpture by Daniel
    Buren, installed in 1986. It consists of
    280 black and white striped truncated
    columns.
    Jardin du Palais Royal
    Adjacent to the courtyard is the Jardin
    du Palais Royal, the palace's garden. The
    garden is formally laid out around a
    central fountain. It is a quiet refuge in the heart of the city.
    The current garden is somewhat smaller than originally designed in
    1630 for Cardinal Richelieu due to the construction of 60 arcaded
    buildings on three sides of the park by Louis-Philippe d'Orlans in
    1874. The buildings around the garden now house restaurants, deli
    shops and galleries.
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