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Attraction · Paris · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Royal Palace in Paris

Royal Palace is an attraction in Paris, France. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 11 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 160 m you'll find a bench, a water point and a public toilet.

Royal Palace in Paris
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The story

Audio tour · Royal Palace

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You're standing at the Palais-Royal, right across from the Louvre. From the outside it looks like a dignified government building, and it is. It houses the Council of State, the Constitutional Council and the French Ministry of Culture. But this palace has a much wilder past than you'd think.

Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Opening hours and admission

Visitors
30 a year (2022)

Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Facilities near Royal Palace

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 11 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Louvre Museum
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Louvre Museum · 300 m

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Photo: Benh LIEU SONG · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
La Samaritaine
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

La Samaritaine · 620 m

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Photo: Adrian Scottow · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Place Vendôme
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Place Vendôme · 700 m

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Photo: Yair Haklai · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Pont Neuf
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Pont Neuf · 730 m

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Photo: Rmrfstar · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Orsay
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Museum of Orsay · 860 m

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Photo: Sanchezn · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

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Also within walking distance

The 10 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.

  1. 1Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporainMuseum · 180 m away
  2. 2Louvre PyramidAttraction · 290 m away
  3. 3Triumphal Arch of the CarouselAttraction · 350 m away
  4. 4Colonne VendômeMonument · 700 m away
  5. 5Fontaine des InnocentsMonument · 880 m away
  6. 6Jeu de PaumeMuseum · 980 m away
  7. 7Musée GrévinMuseum · 1 km away
  8. 8Opéra GarnierAttraction · 1 km away
  9. 9Palace of JusticeAttraction · 1 km away
  10. 10Orangerie MuseumMuseum · 1 km away
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Frequently asked questions

Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a water point at 80 m and a public toilet at 160 m.

How does the audio tour work?

When you stand at Royal Palace, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.

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