The Senate is participating in the 2024 Heritage Days! Take advantage of the weekend of Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 September to discover the Palais du Luxembourg, the Petit Luxembourg and not forgetting the greenhouses of the Jardin du Luxembourg. An exceptional opening not to be missed!
THE Heritage Days are making their return to Paris and everywhere else in France on the weekend of Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 September 2024. On this occasion, many cultural sites open their doors to the general public free of charge. For two days, the most curious and passionate about heritage can enter unusual or sometimes normally inaccessible places.
The 2024 Heritage Days in Paris are also an opportunity to discover places that are usually closed to the public. Here is a list of the places that will exceptionally open their doors to you this weekend of September 21 and 22, 2024. [Lire la suite]
On the occasion of the 2024 Heritage Days in Paris, the major institutions are exceptionally opening their doors to us this weekend of September 21 and 22, 2024. From the Banque de France, to the Court of Auditors and the ministries, they will no longer have any secrets for you. [Lire la suite]
And if there is a place of power to visit during the Heritage Days 2024it is indeed the Senate. Come and follow in the footsteps of the senators for the 2024 edition of the Heritage Days in Paris! September 21 and 22the Senate exceptionally opens its doors to everyone, and invites you to come visit freely its buildings ideally located in the heart of the Luxembourg Gardens.
In this news Heritage Dayswe discover thus the Luxembourg Palace And Little Luxembourgrespectively the seat of the Senate and the Presidency of the Senate. In the first, one can enter the hemicyclethere Library painted by Delacroix in 1845 and its Annexbut also there Conference roomformer Throne Gallery, the grand staircase or even the Queen’s bedroom.
In the second, these are the workplace of President of the SenateTHE Boffrand salons (dating from the 18th century), and the Queen’s Chapelbuilt by Marie de Medici in 1625, which can be visited!
And you would be wrong to miss it, because the story of this great institution of France is indeed surprising. The Luxembourg Palace was built on the plans of Pitti Palace in Florence for Marie de Medici, widow of Henri IV. She wanted to find the architecture of her childhood home there. Since then, the place has been a royal residence, a revolutionary prison, seat of power after the Revolution before becoming the meeting place of the Senate in 1879.
Finally, during these Heritage Daysthe public can also admire the greenhouses of the Luxembourg Gardenswith workshops presenting the fruit collection and the orchid collection of the place on the program. It should be remembered that these greenhouses, administered and managed by the Senate since 1879, are an incredible place for the conservation of a plant heritage dating back to the middle of the 19th century.
The program for the 2024 Heritage Days at the Senate – Luxembourg Palace in Paris:
- Discovery of the Senate – Luxembourg Palace
September 21 and 22An exceptional heritage to discover
At the Luxembourg Palace, seat of the Senate, the tour will pass through the hemicycle, the heart of the parliamentary assembly, the library, with its ceilings painted by Eugène Delacroix, and the Conference Room, the former throne gallery.
At the Petit Luxembourg, seat of the Presidency of the Senate, visitors will be able to discover the office of the President of the Senate, as well as the “Queen’s Chapel” and the majestic Boffrand salons.
Please note that every year, more than 25,000 visitors come to discover the role and functioning of the Senate! So, you will have to be patient to enter this essential place in French political life and to take advantage of these free visitsaccessible with free entry.
