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The ”’Rue Royale”’ ({{IPA|fr|ʁy ʁwajal}}, {{literal translation}} ‘Royal Street’) is a short street in the centre of [[Paris]], France, running between the [[Place de la Concorde]] and the [[La Madeleine, Paris|Place de la Madeleine]] (site of the Church of the Madeleine). It is in Paris’s [[8th arrondissement of Paris|8th arrondissement]] on the [[Rive Droite]]. Looking south through the Place de la Concorde, the street offers a view on the [[Palais Bourbon]] across the [[Seine]].

The ”’Rue Royale”’ ({{IPA|fr|ʁy ʁwajal}}, {{literal translation}} ‘Royal Street’) is a short street in the centre of [[Paris]], France, running between the [[Place de la Concorde]] and the Place de la Madeleine (site of the Church of the Madeleine). It is in Paris’s [[8th arrondissement of Paris|8th arrondissement]] on the [[Rive Droite]]. Looking south through the Place de la Concorde, the street offers a view on the [[Palais Bourbon]] across the [[Seine]].

Among the well-known addresses on this street is that of [[Maxim’s]] restaurant, at no. 3.

Among the well-known addresses on this street is that of [[Maxim’s]] restaurant, at no. 3.

Street in Paris, France

The Rue Royale (French pronunciation: [ʁy ʁwajal], lit. ‘Royal Street’) is a short street in the centre of Paris, France, running between the Place de la Concorde and the Place de la Madeleine (site of the Church of the Madeleine). It is in Paris’s 8th arrondissement on the Rive Droite. Looking south through the Place de la Concorde, the street offers a view on the Palais Bourbon across the Seine.

Among the well-known addresses on this street is that of Maxim’s restaurant, at no. 3.

History

Originally a simple path along the city walls of Louis XIII known as the Chemin des Remparts, the street was transformed starting in 1758 under a uniform architectural plan by Ange-Jacques Gabriel.^[1] Letters patent of 1757 and 1768 mandated identical façades for buildings between the Place de la Concorde and the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.^[2] The luxury development was largely executed by architect-entrepreneur Louis Le Tellier.

During the French Revolution, it was renamed Rue de la Révolution (1792), then Rue de la Concorde (1795). It regained the name Rue Royale by prefectoral decree in 1830.^[3]

In 1824 a royal ordinance extended the street northward to the Madeleine, widening the northern section to 43 metres and creating the Place de la Madeleine.^[4]

The street lost its residential character after the [[Paris Commune (1871), when buildings at nos. 15, 16, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25 and 27 were burned.^[5] From the late 19th century it became a centre of luxury commerce, with jewellers moving from the Palais-Royal.^[6]

On 12 August 1843 tens of thousands of butterflies swarmed the street, covering shops and the Madeleine’s columns.^[7]

In July 1936 suffragettes chained themselves across the Rue Royale to demand voting rights for women.^[8]

Architecture

The street is renowned for its uniform neoclassical façades (five storeys, with the piano nobile on the first floor). The southern terminus is framed by two identical hôtels designed by Gabriel:

Most buildings were constructed by Louis Le Tellier (nos. 6, 8, 9, 11, 13) or Étienne-Louis Boullée (no. 3). Several retain original 18th-century interiors.^[9]

Notable addresses

• No. 3: Maxim’s restaurant, established 1893; Art Nouveau interior (1899).^[10]
• No. 6: Hôtel Le Roy de Senneville. Madame de Staël died here on 14 July 1817.^[11] Features 1901 décor by Alphonse Mucha for jeweller Fouquet.^[12]
• No. 8: Hôtel de La Tour du Pin-Gouvernet; residence of Ange-Jacques Gabriel.^[13]
• No. 14: Global headquarters of L’Oréal since 1909.^[14]
• No. 15: Heurgon jeweller (founded 1865).^[15]
• No. 16: Ladurée pastry shop (founded 1862); rebuilt after 1871 fire; famous for macarons.^[16]

Transport

Line 8 of the Paris Métro is under the Rue Royale between stations Concorde and Madeleine.

See also

References