Palais de l'Alma
Palais de l'Alma is a national palace in Paris's seventh arrondissement, with several buildings arranged around landscaped courtyards. Jacques-Martin Tétaz built it between 1861 and 1864 as stables for Napoleon III. A central courtyard garden, an annexed courtyard, and a southern garden shape the architectural setting.
Under the Third Republic, it became a presidential dependency in 1881 and later housed France's meteorology office. French authorities recognized the palace as a Monument historique in 2002. Official residences, presidential departments, and a gallery of gifts received during presidential travels occupy the complex.
A nursery school designed by Régis Roudil Architects uses timber and rammed earth beside surrounding greenery. François Mitterrand also used an apartment here for Anne Pingeot and their daughter, Mazarine.
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