Royalty Free Palais Royal, Paris, France premium stock clip art

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Vintage engraving from 1849 showing the Palais Royal, Paris, France. Originally called the Palais-Cardinal, the palace was the personal residence of Cardinal Richelieu. The architect Jacques Lemercier began his design in 1629; construction commenced in 1633 and was completed in 1639. Upon Richelieu's death in 1642 the palace became the property of the King and acquired the new name Palais-Royal. [b]View More:[/b] [url=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php?action=file&lightboxID=11716442][img]http://www.walker1890.co.uk/istock/istock-paris.jpg[/img][/url][url=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php?action=file&lightboxID=8018077][img]http://www.walker1890.co.uk/istock/istock-london.jpg[/img][/url][url=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php?action=file&lightboxID=2789749][img]http://www.walker1890.co.uk/istock/istock-engraving.jpg[/img][/url]