L’Opéra invites you again to visit Paris, this time with Isabelle and Laure. They take you to two historic districts of Paris namely the Palais Royal which is situated just a few steps from the Louvre Museum and the famous Buren Columns inside the Cour d’Honneur (the Courtyard of Honour).
Palais-Royal
The Palais-Royal consists of a palace, a garden and a theatre which are adjacent to the world famous and unique Louvre Museum of Paris.
This site was built by Cardinal Richelieu in 1628 and was the residence of Queen Anne of Austria (1601-1666) and the young King Louis XIV thus becoming the Palais Royal or Royal Palace.
Subsequently, several historic figures of France will be associated to Palais Royal, such as Louis-Philippe d’Orléans long before the property was bequeathed to Philippe d’Orléans in 1692.
In 1780, significant works were undertaken under the stewardship of architect Victor Louis who expanded the site by adding a garden and galleries and thus the Palais Royal became a gathering place of the Parisian high society.
The Palais Royal district is also home to several other institutions namely, the State Council (le Conseil d’État), the Constitutional Council (le Conseil Constitutionnel), the Conflicts’ Tribunal (le Tribunal des Conflits) and the Ministry of Culture.
The Columns of Buren
The Two Plateaus or Columns of Buren as generally referred to, is an artwork by the artists Daniel Buren and Patrick Bouchain in the Court of Honour of the Palais Royal in Paris.
The artwork is situated just next to the Ministry of Culture and the Comédie Française , one of the few state theatres in France. The building of the Comédie Française has been classified as a historic monument since 1920 and in 1994, the Columns were also listed as a historic monument. The artwork consists of 260 columns of white and black marble from France’s Carrare region.
This artwork which was commissioned by the late French President François Mitterand was executed as a succession of columns placed in a linear order and perpetuates the architectural traditions of the Palais Royal district.
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