The Palace of Luxembourg in Paris, capital of France. The Senate occupies the Luxembourg Palace.
The Palace of Luxembourg, the French Senate in Paris, capital of France. The Senate occupies the Luxembourg Palace. Marie de Medicis (wife of Henri IV of France ) bought the land on which the palace now sits and started plans for the building in 1612. Up until the French Revolution it was a princely residence. Declared a National Palace in 1791, the Luxembourg Palace became home to the Directoire, the House of Peers (1814-1848), and the Senate of the Third Republic (from 1879).
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Location: Paris, France
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