Paris’ Town Hall
Neighborhood: 4th Arrondissement
Nearest Train: Hôtel de Ville (M1, M11)
Phone: +33 1 4952 5354
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This splendid neo-Renaissance-style building is just minutes from the Seine and right in the heart of the capital. In 1260, Louis IX decided to endow Paris with the means of organizing its own affairs. Situated in Place de Grève (meaning “strike”, the square gets its name from discontented workers who often demonstrated here!), the building was used as the seat of government during the French Revolution, when a guillotine stood imposingly in front of its windows. Burnt to the ground during a working-class uprising in 1871, it was rebuilt 11 years later and became the current Town Hall. Crystal chandeliers, beautiful paintings and vast function rooms are all part of its sumptuous interior.
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Wonderful Vacation!
You can feel the turbulent past just standing in the front of the Hotel de Ville. So much history! ...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from Niskayuna, NY on Mar 04 2008
WOW!
I thought that this place was gorgeous. Paris was the first place I have been out of Canada and it w...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from Canada on Jun 09 2007
Go in February!
I was in Paris in February and they had an ice skating rink set up in front. The kids were having a ...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from Punta Gorda, Florida on Mar 22 2007
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