Luxembourg Palace
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In 1613, after purchasing the hôtel particulier of François de Luxembourg, Marie de Médicis asked Salomon de Brosse to built her a residence that would remind her of the Pitti Palace in her native Florence. Major extension work commenced in 1835 under the architect Alphonse de Gisors, who erected a new facade overlooking the Luxembourg Gardens. Since 1852, the Palace – with its Neo-Gothic interiors, library ceiling by Delacroix, medallions by Van Thulden and ceiling paintings by Jean Monnier – has been home to the Senate, the upper house of the French Parliament. Prestigious exhibitions are regularly held in the Senate's galleries.
Address :
15, rue de Vaugirard
75006 Paris
Tel.: +33(0)1 42 34 20 00
Access :
RER line B,
Luxembourg station
Opening hours :
Visits by appointment (groups only), on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Price : free
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