Cour d'Honneur, Palais-Royal, Paris, France

Cour d'Honneur of the Palais-Royal, designed in 1629 by Jacques Lemercier for Cardinal Richelieu, then royal palace for Louis XIII, and now a ministry, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. In the courtyard is the sculpture Les Deux Plateaux, 1986, by Daniel Buren, consisting of 280 black and white striped columns. To the left is the Galerie d'Orleans and to the right, the Galerie de la Cour d'Honneur. The building and its Place du Palais-Royal are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Cour d'Honneur of the Palais-Royal, designed in 1629 by Jacques Lemercier for Cardinal Richelieu, then royal palace for Louis XIII, and now a ministry, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. In the courtyard is the sculpture Les Deux Plateaux, 1986, by Daniel Buren, consisting of 280 black and white striped columns. To the left is the Galerie d'Orleans and to the right, the Galerie de la Cour d'Honneur. The building and its Place du Palais-Royal are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen