Quai d'Orsay

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.

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.

[4] The Quai d'Orsay (originally until the Rue du Bac in the east) 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.

[6] 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.