The Hotel de Clermont is one of the oldest private mansions of the «Noble Faubourg», a district born at the beginning of the 18th century on the grounds of the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, near Les Invalides. An architectural jewel built in 1708 by Alexandre Le Blond for the Countess of Clermont-Lodève, it houses in the second half of the 18th century the art collection of Count Grimod d'Orsay, one of the most beautiful ever made. Largely renovated under the 2nd Empire by architect Louis Visconti, the future creator of Napoleon’s tomb in Les Invalides, the hotel was requisitioned by the State in November 1944 and acquired from the Costa de Beauregard family in 1947. Since then, it has been home to state services. Today, it is the seat of the Ministry of Relations with Parliament and Democratic Life. Access: M13 Varenne