The Rue de Valois () is a street in the
Palais-Royal quarter in the
1st arrondissement of Paris
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, France.
Description
The 377-meter-long-street starts at 202,
Rue Saint-Honoré and ends at 1,
Rue de Beaujolais. It has a north-south orientation and is a one-way street.
Name
The street was named after
Louis Philippe I,
Duke of Valois, the son of
Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (Louis Philippe Joseph; 13 April 17476 November 1793), was a French Prince of the Blood who supported the French Revolution.
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.
History
To pay debts,
Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (Louis Philippe Joseph; 13 April 17476 November 1793), was a French Prince of the Blood who supported the French Revolution.
Louis Philippe II was born at the to Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, Louis Phi ...
, the owner of the
Palais-Royal, 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 the ''Rue du Lycée'' from
Thermidor 2, Year VI (July 20, 1798) to April 27, 1814; then it was called the ''Rue de Valois-Palais-Royal'' to distinguish it from the
Rue de Valois-Saint-Honoré (disestablished in the 1850s) and the Rue de Valois-du-Roule (merged into the
Rue de Monceau in 1868).
During the
July Revolution
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, clashes between insurgents and troops took place in the street.
Under the
Second Republic, the street was renamed the ''Rue du Vingt-Quatre-Février'' ("February 24 Street") to commemorate the date of
Louis Philippe I'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
metonymy
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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 and composer
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Jean-Baptiste Lully ( – 22 March 1687) was a French composer, dancer and instrumentalist of Italian birth, who is considered a master of the French Baroque music style. Best known for his operas, he spent most of his life working in the court o ...
. 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 ''
bœuf à la mode'' 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
Directory, then by
Prosper Montagné. 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
François Guiraud de Talairac 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 the
Rue Radziwill, which was called the ''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: Passage de Valois
File:P1100890 Paris Ier rue de Valois rwk.JPG, Rue de Valois
See also
*
List of streets in the 1st arrondissement of Paris
References
Streets in the 1st arrondissement of Paris
1784 establishments in France
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