Pyramides: history and sights
Served by: metro lines 7 and 14.
Did you know?
Serves the Comédie-Française and Palais-Royal district, close to the golden statue of Joan of Arc on Place des Pyramides, erected in memory of her wound during the 1429 siege of Paris.
Anecdote
The golden equestrian statue of Joan of Arc marks the spot where she was wounded attempting to retake Paris from the English.
Around Pyramides
- Le Grand Véfour, 300 m away — The first grand restaurant in Paris, opened in 1784 beneath the arcades of the Palais-Royal, once frequented by Napoleon, Victor Hugo and Colette.
- Théâtre du Palais-Royal, 300 m away — An Italian-style hall from 1784 designed by Victor Louis within the Palais-Royal, on the site where Molière's troupe once performed before the 1781 fire.
- Comédie-Française, 350 m away — The oldest theatre still in operation in the world, founded in 1680 on the orders of Louis XIV.
- Jardin du Palais-Royal, 300 m away — An elegant garden surrounded by arcades, the former residence of Cardinal Richelieu.
- Avenue de l'Opéra, 90 m away — A wide Haussmann-era avenue linking the Louvre to the Opéra Garnier.
- Galerie Colbert, 400 m away — The twin passage to Galerie Vivienne, recognisable by its rotunda topped with a huge bronze candelabra, now home to the Institut national d'histoire de l'art.