Palais du Luxembourg

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The Palais du Luxembourg is a historic Parisian palace that has served as a seat of French political power and now houses the French Senate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government building
historic monument
palace
architect Salomon de Brosse
architecturalStyle Baroque architecture
Classical architecture
city Paris
commissionedBy Marie de’ Medici
constructionEnd 1645
constructionStart 1615
coordinates 48.8461°N 2.3372°E
country France
currentUse seat of the French Senate
floorCount 3
hasAlternateName Palais du Luxembourg
surface form: Luxembourg Palace
hasChamber hemicycle of the French Senate
hasFeature Luxembourg Museum rooms (historical)
Senate library
Senate president’s apartments
inner courtyards
ornamental façades
sculpted decoration
hasGarden Jardin du Luxembourg
hasOwnerHistory French Republic
House of Bourbon
House of Orléans
surface form: Orléans family
heritageDesignation Monument historique
heritageDesignationDate 1862
houses Senate of France
surface form: Sénat (France)
languageOfName French
locatedIn 6th arrondissement of Paris
Paris
locatedOn Rue de Vaugirard
material stone
namedAfter House of Luxembourg
surface form: Luxembourg family
near Odéon
Saint-Sulpice
notableEvent German Luftwaffe headquarters during World War II
used as a prison during the French Revolution
originalFunction royal residence
originalOwner Marie de’ Medici
overlooks Jardin du Luxembourg
ownedBy Government of France
surface form: French state
partOf Luxembourg
surface form: Luxembourg complex
publicAccess partially open for guided visits
region Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
usedAs Napoleonic government building
revolutionary government building
seat of various French legislative bodies

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Marie de’ Medici commissioned Palais du Luxembourg
this entity surface form: Luxembourg Palace in Paris
6th arrondissement of Paris contains Palais du Luxembourg
this entity surface form: Luxembourg Palace
Left Bank of the Seine contains Palais du Luxembourg
this entity surface form: Jardin du Luxembourg
Palais du Luxembourg hasAlternateName Palais du Luxembourg
this entity surface form: Luxembourg Palace
Boulevard Saint‑Michel hasNearbyLandmark Palais du Luxembourg
this entity surface form: Luxembourg Palace
Sénat conservateur headquartersLocation Palais du Luxembourg
subject surface form: Parliament of France
Parliament of France meetsIn Palais du Luxembourg
Senate of France meetsIn Palais du Luxembourg
La Sorbonne near Palais du Luxembourg
this entity surface form: Jardin du Luxembourg
Marie de’ Medici residence Palais du Luxembourg
Senate of France sessionRoom Palais du Luxembourg
this entity surface form: Luxembourg Palace Senate chamber
Coup of 18 Brumaire tookPlaceIn Palais du Luxembourg