Palais-Royal, Paris — Area Guide & Where to Stay

What are the main landmarks in Palais-Royal?

Collections crowd this quartier. The Louvre Museum anchors one flank, and the Musée de l'Orangerie, the Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs stand close enough that a single afternoon can take in all three. Waxworks draw a different crowd at the Musée Grévin.

The equestrian statue of Joan of Arc and the fontaine Molière give the streets two fixed markers, and the Bibliothèque-musée de l'Opéra keeps a quieter set of rooms for anyone tired of queues.

What is the history of Palais-Royal?

Buildings carry this quartier's history. No founding year is recorded for it, and what the sources hold instead is a roll of institutions, among them the Monastère Saint-Honoré de Paris, the church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, and Saint-Thomas-du-Louvre. Worship left several marks.

The Lutheran Church of the Redemption and the Monument to Gasprd de Coligny stand alongside them, while the Hôtel Delpech de Chaunot is listed among the private mansions of these streets.

Where is Palais-Royal?

Dense blocks, no open ground. The quartier sits in the middle of Paris, with the Louvre Museum and the Musée de l'Orangerie inside its bounds.