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16 and 17 September 2023Passed
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Free entry
September 2023
Saturday 16
10:00 - 18:00
Sunday 17
10:00 - 17:00
10 to 99 years old

Bibliothèque Centrale de Versailles

5 rue de l'Indépendance américaine 78000 Versailles
  • Yvelines
  • Île-de-France

Free visit of the Foreign Affairs Gallery

Today the site of more than 55,000 old works, mostly resulting from revolutionary confiscations, the Hall of Honour at the Hôtel des Affaires Étrangères has been a ...
16 and 17 September 2023Passed
Conditions
Free entry
© Pierrick DAUL / Ville de Versailles

Today the site of more than 55,000 old works, most of which were the result of revolutionary confiscations, the Hall of Honour of the Hôtel des Affaires Étrangères was a major centre of French diplomacy under Louis XV and Louis XVI, attended by the great dignitaries of his time.

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About the location

Bibliothèque Centrale de Versailles
5 rue de l'Indépendance américaine 78000 Versailles
  • Yvelines
  • Île-de-France
The municipal library of Versailles has been installed since 1803 in the old buildings of the Hôtel des Affaires Étrangères et de la Marine of Louis XV, built between 1761 and 1763\. As a classified library, it retains significant heritage funds from revolutionary confiscations or donations.
The Foreign Gallery, the ceremonial site of the building, was a landmark of French diplomacy from 1763 to the Revolution. Today a place of conservation of 55,000 ancient works, it offers to the eyes of visitors, throughout its row of five rooms, a beautifully preserved decoration and embellished with a portrait of Louis XV by Charles-André Van Loo, of doors made by Louis-AndréNicolas Van Blarenberghe and panels signed by Jean-Jacques Bachelier.
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Patrimoine européen, Musée, salle d'exposition, Lieu de spectacles, sports et loisirs, Archives, Monument historique
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Free admission
Bibliothèques municipales de Versailles