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Iain
Lv 5

Musee d'Orsay -- why d'Orsay?

The Paris railway station Guare d'Orsay was changed to the art gallery Musee d'Orsay.

Where did the name d'Orsay come from in the first place?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Here you can find all information about D'Orsay just click on english version. The history and museum.

  • 1 decade ago

    Because it stand on the Quai d'Orsay alongside the Seine.

  • soobee
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    probably some compte or other or some baron or something; some elite family name that owned that land before it was appropriated or given away; likely was "nationalised" by Napolean

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