Rue de Valois is a street in the Palais-Royal quarter in the

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, France.

Description

The 377-meter-long-street starts at 202,

Rue Saint-Honoré The rue Saint-Honoré is a street in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. It is named after the collegial situated in ancient times within the cloisters of Saint-Honoré. The street, on which are located a number of museums and upscale bou ...

and ends at 1,

Rue de Beaujolais Rue Beaujolais is a street in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. Location The 128-meter-long street has an approximately east-west orientation. It starts at Rue de Valois and ends at Rue de Montpensier. The vehicles can drive from west to ...

. It has a north-south orientation and is a one-way street.

Name

The street was named after

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Duke of Valois The Valois ( , also , ; originally ''Pagus Valensis'') was a region in the valley of the Oise river in Picardy in the north of France. It was a fief in West Francia and subsequently the Kingdom of France until its counts furnished a line of king ...

, the son of

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History

To pay debts,

, the owner of the

Palais-Royal The Palais-Royal () is a former royal palace located in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. The screened entrance court faces the Place du Palais-Royal, opposite the Louvre. Originally called the Palais-Cardinal, it was built for Cardinal ...

, decided to divide the lands around the Palais' garden into plots. The street was opened in 1784 under the name ''Passage de Valois''. It was named ''Rue du Lycée'' from

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2, Year VI (July 20, 1798) to April 27, 1814; then it was called ''Rue de Valois-Palais-Royal'' to distinguish it from Rue de Valois-Saint-Honoré (disestablished in the 1850s) and Rue de Valois-du-Roule (merged into

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in 1868). During the

July Revolution The French Revolution of 1830, also known as the July Revolution (french: révolution de Juillet), Second French Revolution, or ("Three Glorious ays), was a second French Revolution after the first in 1789. It led to the overthrow of King ...

, clashes between insurgents and troops took place in the street. Under the Second Republic, the street was renamed ''Rue du Vingt-Quatre-Février'' ("February 24 Street") to commemorate the date of

's abdication and of the provisional proclamation of the Republic.

Notable buildings

*No. 3: headquarters of the

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. The media often use the term ''Rue de Valois'' as a

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to refer to the Ministry of Culture. *No. 4: the ''Grand Hôtel'' of the Palais-Royal. It became a five-star hotel in July 2013. It had famous guests like

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (; 1 April 1755, Belley, Ain – 2 February 1826, Paris) was a French lawyer and politician, who, as the author of ''The Physiology of Taste'' (''Physiologie du Goût''), gained fame as an epicure and gastronome: " ...

and composer

Jean-Baptiste Lully Jean-Baptiste Lully ( , , ; born Giovanni Battista Lulli, ; – 22 March 1687) was an Italian-born French composer, guitarist, violinist, and dancer who is considered a master of the French Baroque music style. Best known for his operas, he ...

. Since July 8, 2013, the hotel's ''Lulli'' restaurant has paid tribute to the composer. *No. 8: ''Le Bœuf à la mode'', a restaurant established on the former site of the restaurant ''Mérot'' created in 1796. The name ''

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'' was inspired by the restaurant's sign and the statuette located inside, whose clothes changed according to the fashion of the time. The restaurant was owned by Tissot during the

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, then by

Prosper Montagné Prosper Montagné (; 14 November 1865 – 22 April 1948) was one of the most renowned French chefs of the Belle Époque and author of many books and articles on food, cooking, and gastronomy, notably Larousse Gastronomique (1938), an encyclopedic ...

. It closed in 1936. The restaurant's premises and the clothed statuette still exist. *No. 9: former headquarters of the Radical Party until 1933. *No. 48: building built by

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in 1781. At this time, it was the tallest building in Paris, with eight floors and an attic. The passageway that crosses the building became a private property. It was connected to

Rue Radziwill The Rue Radziwill is a street in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. It starts at 1 rue des Petits-Champs and ends in a dead end. It was named after Polish Prince, politician and one of the wealthiest men in Europe Karol Stanisław Radziwiłł. His ...

which was called ''Rue Neuve-des-Bons-Enfants'' at this time. File:P1100878 Paris Ier rue de Valois n°5-7 passage de Valois rwk.JPG, Nos. 5–7:

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. File:P1100890 Paris Ier rue de Valois rwk.JPG, Rue de Valois.

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Streets in the 1st arrondissement of Paris 1784 establishments in France {{Paris-road-stub

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