(Last Update: 05.09.2024) Luxembourg GardenWe all know it, anyone who has the opportunity has definitely gone and seen it, and even the famous one on the side of the garden overlooking the pool. French Senate – Luxembourg PalaceMost of us know it in good or bad ways, but how many of you have had the chance to visit this magnificent structure?
held every year Journées du Patrimoine – Cultural Heritage Days When the French Senate - Luxembourg Palace opened its doors to visitors in 2014, I was one of the happy people who had the chance to visit this place, and after collecting the photos and doing the necessary research, I wanted to share with you my experiences and what I saw.
French Senate – Luxembourg Palace 6. borough'in, Odeon metro slightly above the station, Odéon Theaterlocated just behind Rue de Vaugirard It is located on. Luxembourg Palace (pale dü luxanbuğ) to the construction of the palace known as King XIII Mother of Louis, King IV. Henri's widow, Marie de Mediciby order of 1615started in, 1631While the construction was continuing, he settled in the queen's palace and started to live happily here.
Luxembourg Garden It was once the garden of this palace. The palace, which later became the residence of other aristocrats, was used as the State Council building for many years after the French Revolution, by making various arrangements, most importantly by creating a session hall inside. Finally 1958During the fifth republic, it was decided that the Luxembourg Palace would become the French Senate.
Representative democracy in France consists of a two-stage parliamentary system. One of them is elected by the people, similar to our Turkish Grand National Assembly. French National Assembly – Assamblée Nationale, one of them National Assembly and elected by the votes of many different representative groups French Senate – Le Sénat. The French Senate carries out its work in this palace complex, voting on many bills that determine the fate of France and the world in the session hall you see above.
Journées du Patrimoine – Cultural Heritage Days What I felt when I saw the hall of the French Senate, whose photo you see above, was not only the happiness of having carried out a touristic activity, but also the pleasure of realizing that I had completed the maturation period required to better understand how the laws discussed and accepted here direct my life.
It's easy not to lose yourself as you wander around the French Senate - Luxembourg Palace. “The most beautiful, the most magnificent Palace of VersaillesThis palace is just as magnificent and impressive, as if it makes you realize the mistake of having the misconception of ". Of course Palace of Versailles It's not as big, but it's much more "humane" and more livable :)
As one moves from hall to hall, climbs those magnificent stairs, and wanders through the long corridors, one feels like the years when the palace was actually alive, and sometimes one may want to greet its people as if this palace was one's own :) Moreover, the only thing that impresses people in this palace (and many other palaces in France) is the ostentation and magnificence. but also to realize the extent of the value given to art, science and education.
So much so that Palais du Luxembourg – the Luxembourg Palace library I couldn't believe my eyes when I entered the department; This magnificently decorated hall and the rows and rows of valuable books sweep you off your feet. I wish I could sit here and get lost in these books for a long time.
Of course, the most fascinating view is when you pass from living room to living room and looking out the window. Luxembourg GardenWatching from this location. So much so that, as someone who comes to this park frequently and watches this palace with admiration every time; This time, it is a really nice feeling to watch the park that I always visit from the opposite side, especially from the window of such a palace.
You wouldn't believe it, after a while people get tired not of walking but of admiration for all the beauty they see. I couldn't stand it anymore and sat in the living room whose photo you see above for a long time, trying to absorb the burden of all the beauties I was exposed to. I wish I could watch every detail for hours.
Now that the Odeon walking on the side or Luxembourg GardenWhen I see this palace while wandering around, it seems more meaningful to me, not only because of its exterior, but also because of what I see inside and its importance in my personal life as a senate building. I want you to remember what I wrote as you pass by this place, to the right or left, to bring these photographs to your mind and to remember the interior of that magnificent palace you see from the outside, as I do. Who knows, maybe one day you too Patrimoine DaysYou may have the chance to visit this place like me.
To see the Luxembourg Palace M4 or M10 metro of the line Odeon You can get off at the station or RER-B Get off at Luxembourg station with Luxembourg GardenYou can come by walking down from inside. While you're around Saint Sulpice Churchof, Odeon'u, Boulevard Saint GermainYou can visit . Inevitable, Flore's coffee, Les Deux Magots, Cour du Commerce Saint André, Odéon Theater, Marché Saint Germain Places like these are always on that side. Oh before I forget, diagonally from the main entrance of the palace Meter Stone There is, I suggest you don't forget to see it too.
Pleasant trips, pleasant discoveries.
Web address: senat.fr/lng/tr/index.html (Turkish)
Address: Le Senat, 75006 Paris
