Palais Royal

   

The Palais Royal is a palace and garden north of the Louvre in Paris. The Palais Royal was originally built as a theater (then known as Palais Cardinal) for Cardinal Richelieu in 1629. After Richelieu's death, possession of the palace passed to the French crown. Under Louis XIV, the theater hosted plays by Molière from 1660 to Molière's death in 1673. Subsequently the Palais Royal became the site of the Paris Opera under the direction of Jean-Baptiste Lully.

The Palais Royal is currently used to house the Conseil d'État.

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