The Palais Bourbon, front
The
Palais Bourbon, a
palace located in
Paris,
France, is the seat of the
French National Assembly, the lower legislative chamber of the
French government.
The palace was designed by Jules Hardouin Mansart, with architect Giardini overseeing construction from 1722 until his death in 1724, afterwhich Jacques Gabriel took over until its completion in 1728. Jacques-Germain Soufflot directed an enlargement in 1765 for Louis Joseph of Bourbon. During the French Revolution it was nationalized, and the Council of the Five Hundred met in the palace from 1798.
The nearby Hôtel de Lassay serves as the official residence of the National Assembly's president.
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