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Quai d'Orsay , quay on the left bank of the Seine River in Paris, extending from the Eiffel Tower to the Palais Bourbon (housing the national assembly). Next to the Palais Bourbon stands the French ministry of foreign affairs, a vast palatial building, which is often referred to as simply the Quai d'Orsay.

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Quai d'Orsay a riverside street on the left bank of the Seine in Paris; the French ministry of foreign affairs, which has its headquarters in this street.

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Quai d'Orsay." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Oxford University Press. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (November 16, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-QuaidOrsay.html

ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Quai d'Orsay." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Oxford University Press. 2006. Retrieved November 16, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-QuaidOrsay.html

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