Palais du Luxembourg
Palais du Luxembourg stands in Paris as a historic architectural landmark, built between 1615 and 1645 for Marie de’ Medici. Salomon de Brosse designed the royal residence. Its architecture draws on Florence’s Palazzo Pitti, reflecting Marie de’ Medici’s Italian heritage and royal ambitions.
After the French Revolution, Jean Chalgrin transformed the building into a legislative seat between 1799 and 1805. A senate chamber and library joined the earlier rooms. The palace has served as the French Senate’s seat since the establishment of the Sénat conservateur during the Consulate, continuing under the Fifth Republic from 1958.
The Petit Luxembourg beside it provides the Senate President’s residence, while the palace remains wheelchair accessible. South of the building, the Luxembourg Gardens spread across 25 hectares with statues and water basins. Children sail model boats across the water. Inside, the library holds paintings by Eugène Delacroix, and the decorated Salle des Conférences recalls the Louvre’s Galerie d’Apollon. The palace also served as a museum and prison during the French Revolution and hosted the Paris Peace Conference talks in 1946.
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