Luxembourg Palace
seat of the French Senate
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Summary
Luxembourg Palace is a palace[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of palace entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,393 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Quartier de l'Odéon[3]
- Country: France[4]
- Architect: Salomon de Brosse[5], Germain Boffrand[6], Jean-François Chalgrin[7]
- Commissioned by: Marie de' Medici[8]
- Owned by: French State[9]
- Architectural style: baroque architecture[10]
- Location: Paris[11]
- Postal code: 75291[12]
- Commons category: Luxembourg Palace[13]
- Occupant: Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans[14], Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans[15], Senate[16]
- Inception: 1620[17]
- Located on street: rue de Vaugirard[18]
- Significant event: start of construction[19]
- Official website: https://www.senat.fr/lng/welcome-to-french-senate/the-luxembourg-palace.html[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Luxembourg Palace[21]
- Has facility: air conditioner[22], public clock[23]
- Inspired by: Palazzo Pitti[24]
- Described at URL: https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model.html?id=ccf6a96e36900213a2ce86be217ab37b&prevstart=0[25]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[26], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[27], Meyer’s Universum, Dreizehnter Band[28]
- Heritage designation: classified historical monument[29]
- Commons Institution page: Luxembourg Palace[30]
- Street address: 15 Rue de Vaugirard[31]
- Category for the interior of the item: Category:Interior of Luxembourg Palace[32]
- Category for the exterior of the item: Category:Exterior of Luxembourg Palace[33]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Luxembourg Palace include Jardin du Luxembourg[34], an urban park[35], in France[36], founded in 1612[37] and Luxembourg Commission[38], a government commission[39], in French Second Republic[40].
Why It Matters
Luxembourg Palace has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for it include Jardin du Luxembourg[34], an urban park[35], in France[36], founded in 1612[37] and Luxembourg Commission[38], a government commission[39], in French Second Republic[40].