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Palais Royal

The Palais Royal is in two distinct parts : the palace itself and the galleries that surround the park on three sides. The Palais Royal was built in 1629 for Cardinal Richelieu by Le Mercier, who was also responsible for the Pavillion de l'Horloge in the Louvre and the Sorbonne. The Palais is made of two parts. One, being the palace and the other the galleries that surround the palace. The park was put in the care of the court gardener back when it was called the Palais-Cardinal. When Louis Xlll died, his wife, Anne d'Autriche moved into the palace with her three sons and the Duc of Orléans.

In the 1840's the Palais was very popular. With its gardens, shopping galleries and cafés, people came from all over.Today, this area is alot quieter. It houses the Council of the state, the Constitutional Council, the ministry of Culture, the Comedie Française, where the classics of French theatre are performed and various departments of the Beaux-Arts.

France, 1979, Camille Desmoulins addressing Crowd

France, 1989, Camille Desmoulins in Palais Royal

France, 1999, Column of Palais Royal

Madagaskar, 1989, Desmoulins' call to arms

France, Paris, post office Palais Royal

France, 1979.05.19, Paris. Palais Royal

France, 1999.12.11, Paris. Palais Royal