palais Royal

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Palais Royal (French Palais Royal -. «Royal Palace") - the area of the palace and park, located in Paris, opposite the north wing Luvra.Nesmotrya its name, standing on an area of the palace was built by Jacques Lemercier for Cardinal Richelieu and initially called cardinal. After the death of Richelieu Palace took the widowed Anne of Austria with the young Louis XIV, then I settled here Mazarini.Pri Cardinal Louis XIV and his successors, the palace served as the city residence of the Dukes of Orleans, in the infancy of Louis XV from here Regent Prince led the management of the entire France. In one of the wings of "Sun King" settled his favorite of the Duchess de la Valliere there she gave birth to two illegitimate sons korolya.V the beginning of the XVIII century. palace apartments have been renovated in the only entrance then fashionable rococo style. These interiors were destroyed in 1784, when in place of the palace building was erected to house the theater Comedie Francaise.