The embankment on the left bank of the R Seine in Paris, and by association the French Foreign Ministry located there. The ministry building, commonly known as 37 Quai d'Orsay, was completed in 1855 and has been the scene of historic events, including the signing of the Versailles Treaty after World War 1. In 2004, amid much controversy, the foreign minister Michel Barnier proposed to sell the building and transfer the ministry to a site in the suburbs.
The Quai becomes the Quai Anatole France east of the Palais Bourbon, and the Quai de Branly west of the Pont de l'Alma.The French Ministry Foreign Affairs is located on the Quai d'Orsay, and thus the ministry is often called the Quai d'Orsay by metonymy.
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