Quai de la Corse, Riverfront promenade in 4th arrondissement, France.
The Quai de la Corse is a 15-meter-wide riverfront promenade that stretches 280 meters along the Seine, connecting Pont d'Arcole with Pont au Change. The southern section hosts a flower market that has offered plants and blooms for centuries.
The quai was built between 1786 and 1788, replacing an older row of houses that once faced the river. This reshaping of the island's northern edge was part of a broader reorganization of the Paris riverfront.
The quai is named after Corsica, the French department; on 17 November 2023 a deliberation added the name Pasquale Paoli, honouring the Corsican politician, philosopher and general Pascal Paoli. The flower and bird market along the quai has been called marché aux fleurs Reine-Elizabeth-II since 7 June 2014.
The quay runs flat along the Seine from the Pont d'Arcole to the Pont au Change, served by Cité metro station. The flower shops on the north sidewalk sit against the stone parapet overlooking the river; renovation work planned for 2023-2025 was to remove these removable stalls to open the river view and widen space for pedestrians.
The flower and bird market on Place Louis-Lépine has borne the name Reine-Elizabeth-II since 7 June 2014. Its removable flower stalls once stood against the stone parapet on the northern sidewalk; they were to be removed in the 2023–2025 renovation to open the view over the Seine.
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