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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 agoFavorite Answer
Here you can find all information about D'Orsay just click on english version. The history and museum.
Source(s): http://www.musee-orsay.fr/ - soobeeLv 41 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