Quai_d'Orsay

Quai d'Orsay

Quai d'Orsay

Quay in Paris, metonym for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs

For other uses, see Quai d'Orsay (disambiguation).

The Quai d'Orsay (/ˌkeɪ dɔːrˈseɪ/ KAY dor-SAY, French: [ke dɔʁsɛ] ⓘ) is a quay in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It is part of the left bank of the Seine opposite the Place de la Concorde.[1] It becomes the Quai Anatole-France east of the Palais Bourbon, and the Quai Branly west of the Pont de l'Alma.

The Palais Bourbon on the Seine, the eastern end of the Quai d'Orsay in the foreground
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1844–1855), at 37 Quai d'Orsay

The seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (the Hôtel du ministre des Affaires étrangères) is located on the Quai d'Orsay, between the Esplanade des Invalides and the National Assembly at the Palais Bourbon; thus the ministry is often called the "Quai d'Orsay" in the press by metonymy.[2] The building housing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was built between 1844 and 1855 by Jacques Lacornée.[3] The statues of the facade were created by the sculptor Henri de Triqueti (1870). The 1919 Treaty of Versailles was negotiated and written at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[4]

History

The Quai d'Orsay has historically played an important role in French art as a location to which many artists came to paint along the banks of the river Seine. Construction of the wharf proceeded slowly.[5]

The American Church in Paris, located at 65 Quai d'Orsay, was built in 1931.[6]

Name's origin

The Quai d'Orsay is named after Charles Boucher, lord of Orsay,[5] who was appointed administrator of commerce for the City of Paris from 1700 to 1708. Orsay, Essonne is a town 21 km (13 mi) southwest of the centre of Paris.

References

  1. [1]
    "Quai d'Orsay" . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
  2. [2]
    "Paris - The Invalides". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  3. [3]
    "The Quai d'Orsay". France Diplomacy - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  4. [4]
    Slavicek, Louise Chipley (2010). The Treaty of Versailles. Chelsea House Publishers. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-60413-277-9. OCLC 298324303.
  5. [5]
    "Dictionnaire administratif et historique des rues de Paris et de ses monuments/Orsay (quai d') - Wikisource". fr.wikisource.org (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  6. [6]
    American Church in Paris, accessed 1 December 2022.

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