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On March 20, Napoleon reached the Tuileries Palace in Paris—on the site of ... And so he resumed building various public works in Paris, including the elephant fountain at the Bastille, a ...

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"The institute's activity began in the palace in 1957. At present, the institute runs in a new building on the compound, while the palace lies unused but is being protected," he added. Despite the ...