Guided tour of the Prefecture of Versailles and the Hotel du Département

Name: Guided tour of the Prefecture of Versailles and the Hotel du Département
Start: 2022-09-17T14:30:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Hôtel du département et de la préfecture des Yvelines

Come and discover the Prefecture and the Hotel du Département, prestigious rooms between courtyard and garden inaugurated in 1867\. Guided tours by tour guides.

17 and 18 September 2022Passed

Conditions

Free entry

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Discover how Versailles was once again the capital of France in the 19th century! The magnificent hotel of the Prefecture of Versailles was built under Napoleon III. In its intact decoration and furniture, imagine the stay of the King of Prussia who came to be crowned in the Hall of Mirrors in 1871. But above all the residence of the first presidents of the Third Republic, refugees at Versailles during the Paris Commune...
Guided tours of the Salons of the Prefecture of Yvelines and the Hotel du Département, by the guide-speakers of the Versailles Tourist Office
Duration of guided tour: 40 min
Groups limited to 25 people max

About the location

Hôtel du département et de la préfecture des Yvelines

11-13 avenue de Paris 78000 Versailles

Yvelines
Île-de-France

Inaugurated in 1867, the Hotel du département et de la Préfecture was the setting for several major political events, including the installation of the head of the executive power of the Republic in 1871\. Its composition between courtyard and garden follows the principles of the mansion and its sober style meets the needs of the public administration. The prestigious rooms, located in the main body of the building, feature ornate ceilings and furnishings that bear witness to art at the end of the 19th century.