Free visit of the City Hall of Versailles

Name: Visite libre de l'Hôtel de Ville de Versailles
Start: 2022-09-17T14:30:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Hôtel de ville

Discover the interior of this historic building that witnessed the history of Versailles.

17 et 18 septembre 2022Passé

Ville de Versailles

On the occasion of the 2022 European Heritage Days, the City Hall opens its doors to the public. During your visit, you will discover the lobby, the Mayor’s Lobby, the Mayor’s Office, the Party Hall, the City Council Chamber and the Wedding Hall.
This property of one of the natural daughters of Louis XIV passed under Louis XV to the Grand Master of the King’s House who had it renovated and rebuilt in 1900.
The Town Hall consists of two distinct parts: along the rue du Général de Gaulle, looking at the castle, is a low building preceded by a wide staircase. It is the first town hall, installed in 1790 in the former hotel of Conti, passed under Louis XV to the Grand Master of the King’s House who had it renovated.
Woodwork from this period is preserved in the modern part of the building. This one, which looks at the avenue de Paris, is an imposing neo-Louis XIII building due to H. Legrand and dated 1897-1900.
Food, bicycles, scooters and pousettes are not accepted inside the City Hall. A tent for the pousettes will be present at the foot of the building.

À propos du lieu

Hôtel de ville

4 avenue de Paris 78000 Versailles

Yvelines
Île-de-France

The original building was built by the Marshal of Bellefonds and bought by Louis XIV for the Duke of Vermandois who, at his death, bequeathed it to his sister, the Princess of Conti. The hotel was bought in 1723 by Louis XV to house the Duke of Bourbon, Grand Master of the king’s house. In 1790, the King decided to grant it as Town Hall. In 1897, a municipal council deliberation established the principle of an organized competition for its reconstruction and the architect from Versailles, Henri Legrand, was entrusted with the work, which was completed in the summer of 1900\. Typical construction of the 3rd Republic, the City Hall becomes the only building exceeding the imposed height in the city. The modernization of the building has nevertheless preserved three beautiful prestigious rooms: the wedding hall whose magnificent woodwork, vestiges of the former hotel of Conti, are classified under the title of Historical Monuments; the Party Hall, which regularly hosts events, and the City