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LE SENAT LE PALAIS DU LUXEMBOURG (СЕНАТ И ДВОРЕЦ ЛЮКСЕМБУРГА)

Bibliographic Description

Le Senat le Palais du Luxembourg (Сенат и дворец Люксембурга) / Martial, Philippe; Lagiewski, Jean-Pierre. – Paris : Fayard, 2001. – ISBN 2213607702; 978-2213607702.

Author
Martial, Philippe; Lagiewski, Jean-Pierre
Publisher
Fayard
Year of publication
2001
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Language
Other
Publication type
Book
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Description

Tired of the Louvre, Marie de Médicis bought a vast estate on the outskirts of Paris in 1611, on which she had a sumptuous palace built, typical of the Renaissance and inspired by her native Italy. But in 1631, forced into exile, she left her beautiful residence, which was reclaimed by members of the royal family and later used as a prison by the revolutionaries. At the end of the Revolution, the palace was refitted to house the Conservative Senate created by the Constitution of Year VIII at the instigation of Bonaparte, then First Consul. Regimes succeeded one another, and the institution of the Senate, although changing in form, never again left the premises. The famous hemicycle, the famous throne of Napoleon, the incredible library, the conference room, and even the queen's bedchamber - a pleasant and instructive discovery of the Luxembourg Palace and the institution it houses: the Senate. Tired of the Louvre, Marie de Médicis bought a vast estate on the outskirts of Paris in 1611, on which she built a luxurious palace, typical of the Renaissance era and inspired by her native Italy. But in 1631, forced to go into exile, she left her beautiful residence, which was reclaimed by members of the royal family and then used by the revolutionaries as a prison. At the end of the revolution, the palace was refitted to house the Conservative Senate, created in accordance with the Constitution of Year VIII on the initiative of Bonaparte, then First Consul. Regimes followed one another, and the institution of the Senate, although it changed its form, never left its premises. The famous hemicycle, the famous throne of Napoleon, the incredible library, the conference hall, or the queen's bedroom - a pleasant and instructive discovery of the Luxembourg Palace and (the institution that it houses) the Senate.

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