palais

[ pa-le ]

/ paˈlɛ /

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French. a palace, especially a French government or municipal building.

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In lieu of a traditional runway, Lagerfeld had the Grand Palais trussed up as an artificial city.
The Perils of Glitzy Celebrity Feminism Having a Moment|Amy Zimmerman|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So how is it working out since the Grand Palais opening on May 10?
Inside the Kabokovs' ‘Strange City’|Anthony Haden-Guest|June 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For the past six weeks, the Palais de Justice in Paris has been host to this watershed trial.
France Convicts Rwanda Genocidaire|Nina Strochlic|March 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Raymond Depardon: Un Moment Si Doux is on display at Grand Palais, Paris until February 10, 2014.
Photographer Raymond Depardon Captures the ‘Sweet Moments’|Sarah Moroz|November 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Palais Galliera, Musée de la mode de la Ville de Paris, open September 28 through January 26.
Azzedine Alaïa Retrospective Opens at Palais Galliera in Paris|Sarah Moroz|September 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As I left the Palais-Bourbon at five o'clock that afternoon, it rejoiced my heart to breathe in the sunny air.
Marguerite|Anatole France
We now enter the Palais Royal, that strange white and green oasis into which it is so simple never to stray.
A Wanderer in Paris|E. V. Lucas
Prince Radziwill and his wife had kindly invited him to come to the Prussian capital, and offered him apartments in their palais.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
One day, while walking about the streets, he was arrested and taken to the Palais de Justice.
The Bay State Monthly, Vol. II, No. 6, March, 1885|Various
The Palais Bourbon was cleared, and the Deputies were reconvened in their assembly hall.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year|Edwin Emerson