What is there to see near Palais du Luxembourg?

Nearby: château de Versailles (16.6 km), Bastille (2.4 km), Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou (1.8 km), palais des Tuileries (1.6 km). Each one can become a detour on your route.

How do I buy tickets for Palais du Luxembourg?

Tickets for Palais du Luxembourg are sold online (Tiqets ticketing, instant confirmation, tickets on your phone). The booking link is on this page.

When was Palais du Luxembourg created?

Wikidata gives 1620 as its date of creation or foundation.

Is Palais du Luxembourg a protected monument?

Yes: classified historical monument (1862) (source: Wikidata).

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Palais du Luxembourg

The Luxembourg Palace is at 15 Rue de Vaugirard in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was originally built (1615–1645) to the designs of the French architect Salomon de Brosse to be the royal residence of the regent Marie de' Medici, mother of King Louis XIII. After the Revolution it was refashioned (1799–1805) by Jean-François Chalgrin into a legislative building and subsequently greatly enlarged and remodeled (1835–1856) by Alphonse de Gisors. The palace has been the seat of the upper houses of the various French national legislatures (excepting only the unicameral National Assembly of the Second Republic) since the establishment of the Sénat conservateur during the Consulate; as such, it has been home to the Senate of the Fifth Republic since its establishment in 1958.

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Key facts

Created: 1620
Listed as: classified historical monument (1862)
Style: baroque architecture
Architect: Salomon de Brosse, Germain Boffrand
Location: Quartier de l'Odéon
Official website: www.senat.fr/lng/welcome-to-french-senate/the-luxembourg-palace.html

What to know

Immediately west of the palace on the Rue de Vaugirard is the Petit Luxembourg, now the residence of the Senate President; and slightly further west, the Musée du Luxembourg, in the former orangery. On the south side of the palace, the formal Luxembourg Garden presents a 25-hectare (62-acre) green parterre of gravel and lawn populated with statues and large basins of water where children sail model boats.

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Nearby

château de Versailles, 16.6 km away
Bastille, 2.4 km away
Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou, 1.8 km away
palais des Tuileries, 1.6 km away
jardin des Tuileries, 1.9 km away
catacombes de Paris, 1.6 km away
École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, 1.0 km away
château de Vincennes, 7.3 km away

Frequently asked questions

What is there to see near Palais du Luxembourg?: Nearby: château de Versailles (16.6 km), Bastille (2.4 km), Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou (1.8 km), palais des Tuileries (1.6 km). Each one can become a detour on your route.
How do I buy tickets for Palais du Luxembourg?: Tickets for Palais du Luxembourg are sold online (Tiqets ticketing, instant confirmation, tickets on your phone). The booking link is on this page.
When was Palais du Luxembourg created?: Wikidata gives 1620 as its date of creation or foundation.
Is Palais du Luxembourg a protected monument?: Yes: classified historical monument (1862) (source: Wikidata).

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Facts and key figures: the Wikipedia article “Luxembourg Palace” (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0), retrieved on 2026-08-05. Opening hours and prices are deliberately left out: they change too fast to be reliable anywhere but the official website.