The Palais Royal, once the residence of Cardinal Richelieu, has now been taken over by the Conseil d'Etat (Council of State).The gardens are designed in the pretty 18th century style. When Louis Xlll died his wife Anne of Austria, and the youthful Louis XIV, lived there until 1652.

Later the Regent gave famous dinner-parties in the Palais Royal. Philippe Egalité ordered Architect Louis to build a number of mansions with covered walks and shops in the grounds. One ought to visit the Cour d'Honneur (the Main Quadrangle) and the covered walks. Colonnes de Buren.