Luxembourg Palace
Marie de Medicis acquired the land for the Luxembourg Palace and began planning the building in 1612. It remained a princely residence until the French Revolution. Declared a National Palace in 1791, it later housed the House of Peers and the Senate of the Third Republic.
Marie de Medicis acquired the land for the Luxembourg Palace and began planning the building in 1612. It remained a princely residence until the French Revolution. Declared a National Palace in 1791, it later housed the House of Peers and the Senate of the Third Republic.
Record
- Object type under review
- France
Editorial reading
Editorial interpretation: this succession of uses makes the palace a useful place through which to consider the reuse of a royal residence by changing political institutions. The history invites a reading centred on continuity of place.
Recommendation
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Location and visiting
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Sources & credits
Source record: Responsible heritage institution — factual source
Source record: Wikidata identity
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