The Quai d'Orsay ( , ) is a quay in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It is part of the river, left bank of the Seine opposite the Place de la Concorde. It becomes the Quai Anatole-France east of the Palais Bourbon, and the Quai Branly west of the Pont de l'Alma.
The seat of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (France), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (the ''Hôtel du ministre des Affaires étrangères'') is located on the Quai d'Orsay, between the Les Invalides, Esplanade des Invalides and the National Assembly (France), National Assembly at the Palais Bourbon; thus the ministry is often called the "Quai d'Orsay" in the press by metonymy. The building housing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was built between 1844 and 1855 by Jacques Lacornée. The statues of the facade were created by the sculptor Henri de Triqueti (1870). The Treaty of Versailles (1919), 1919 Treaty of Versailles was negotiated and written at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
History
The Quai d'Orsay has historically played an important role in French art as a location to which many artists came to paint along the banks of the river Seine. Construction of the wharf proceeded slowly.
The American Church in Paris, located at 65 Quai d'Orsay, was built in 1931.
American Church in Paris
accessed 1 December 2022.
Name's origin
The Quai d'Orsay is named after Charles Boucher, lord of Orsay,
References
External links
Official web site of the Ministry building
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Quais in Paris, Orsay, Quai d'
Buildings and structures in the 7th arrondissement of Paris