Petit Luxembourg

Petit Luxembourg
West wing of the Petit Luxembourg
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General information
Typehôtel particulier
LocationParis, France
Address17–17 bis, rue de Vaugirard
Current tenantsPresident of the French Senate
Construction startedc. 1550
Renovated1710–1713
Design and construction
Architect(s)

The Petit Luxembourg (pronounced [pəti lyksɑ̃buʁ]; "Little Luxembourg") is an hôtel particulier and the official residence of the President of the French Senate. It is located at 17–17 bis, Rue de Vaugirard, just west of the Luxembourg Palace, which serves as the seat of the Senate, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. Originally built around 1550 to the designs of an unknown architect, it is especially noted for the surviving Rococo interiors designed in 1710–1713 by the French architect Germain Boffrand.[1] Further west, at 19 rue de Vaugirard, is the Musée du Luxembourg.[2]

  1. ^ Ayers 2004, p. 132.
  2. ^ Ochterbeck 2009, p. 202.