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Palais-Royale

Creator(s)
Architect: Jacques Lemercier (French, ca. 1584-1654)
Time period
creation date: 1634-1639
Location
Site: Paris (Île-de-France, France)
Cultural context
French
Description
aerial view, Les Deux Plateaux is a highly controversial art installation created by the French artist Daniel Buren in 1985-1986, located in the inner courtyard (Cour d'Honneur) of the Palais Royal; the work replaced the courtyard's former parking lot and was designed to conceal ventilation shafts for an underground extension of the culture ministry's premises, 5/28/2010
Work type
Palace
Medium
masonry
Keywords
Type
Image
Rights
© Alex S. MacLean / Landslides
Access rights
Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only
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