Palais-Royal
Historic Paris complex
The Palais-Royal is a historic palace and garden complex in central Paris, originally built for Cardinal Richelieu in the 17th century.
Its arcaded galleries became famous for shops, cafés, and gambling houses—a center of Parisian social life and intrigue.
Today it houses government offices and remains a landmark: We walked through the Palais-Royal on our way to the Louvre.
Small fashionable stores
- galleriesSpaces for displaying art
- arcadesCovered passages or gaming halls
- antiquesValuable old items
- vintageQuality from past eras
jewelry · medals · perfume · luxury · Shiseido · collectors · numismatics · philately
Cultivated planting areas
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- hiddenKept out of sight
- secretConcealed information
- oasisFertile desert spot
Parisian · elegant · promenade · benches · fountain · respite · romantic · intimate
Central French city
Tartuffe's comic creator
- theatreArt of staged performance
- ColetteWrote about Gigi
- literaryOf written works
- salonGrooming establishment or gathering
writers · artists · flâneur · installations · intellectual · avant-garde · patronage
Arched passageway or gaming hall
- colonnadeRow supporting a roof
- courtyardEnclosed open-air space
- gardenCultivated plant area
- fountainWater-spouting structure
façade · gallery · portico · pediment · cornice · balustrade · pilaster · entablature
Commercial dining venues
- terracesRaised flat outdoor areas
- macaronsFrench filled meringue cookies
- pâtisserieFrench sweet-goods establishment
- bistroInformal small restaurant
boutiques
Small fashionable stores
vintage · jewelry · medals · perfume · luxury · Shiseido · collectors · numismatics · philately · curiosities
gardens
Cultivated planting areas
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- hiddenKept out of sight
- secretConcealed information
oasis · Parisian · elegant · promenade · benches · fountain · respite · romantic · intimate · timeless
Orléans
Central French city
- gamblingBetting on uncertain results
- brothelsEstablishments for paid sex
- cafésEstablishments serving coffee
1789 · Restoration · ministry
Molière
Tartuffe's comic creator
salon · writers · artists · flâneur · installations · intellectual · avant-garde · patronage
arcade
Arched passageway or gaming hall
fountain · façade · gallery · portico · pediment · cornice · balustrade · pilaster · entablature · frieze
restaurants
Commercial dining venues
- terracesRaised flat outdoor areas
- macaronsFrench filled meringue cookies
- pâtisserieFrench sweet-goods establishment
Palais-RoyalNotre-Dame de Paris
Parisian Gothic cathedral
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