Quai d'Orsay

The Quai d'Orsay is a riverside avenue stretching along the Left Bank of the Seine. It is defined by its wide, tree-lined walkways and a series of grand, monumental buildings from the nineteenth century that face the river. While the street itself is a thoroughfare, the name serves as the shorthand for the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, which has occupied its headquarters here since eighteen fifty-five.