The Palais du Luxembourg was a residence for the Royal Family before it was turned into a prison during the French Revolution. It was built in 1625 b
The Palais du Luxembourg was a residence for the Royal Family before it was turned into a prison during the French Revolution. It was built in 1625 by Salomon de Brosse for Queen Marie of Médicis. In 1800 Bonaparte employed transformed the palace and the first 80 senators took office in 1804 collectively called the Senat Conservateur. In 1836, King Louis Phillippe enlarged the palace to its current structure. Now 321 senators gather in the Palais du Luxembourg to analyse written laws. The President of the Senate is the second most important figure in the country after the President of the Republic. The library contains some 450,000 books.
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