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Prior to 1972, an address in the eighth municipal arrondissement of Paris, would be written as: 8 rue Chambiges Paris 8 e. This number was incorporated into the postal code as: 8 rue Chambiges 75008 Paris. The 16th arrondissement of Paris has two postal codes, 75016 (south) and 75116 (north).
The Élysée Palace (French: Palais de l'Élysée, pronounced [palɛ də lelize]) is the official residence of the President of the French Republic in Paris.Completed in 1722, it was built for Louis Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, a nobleman and army officer who had been appointed Governor of Île-de-France in 1719.
The Palais Bourbon (pronounced [pa.lɛ buʁ.bɔ̃]) is the meeting place of the National Assembly, the lower legislative chamber of the French Parliament.It is in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, on the Rive Gauche of the Seine across from the Place de la Concorde.
The Luxembourg Palace (French: Palais du Luxembourg, pronounced [palɛ dy lyksɑ̃buʁ]) is at 15 Rue de Vaugirard in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France.It was originally built (1615–1645) to the designs of the French architect Salomon de Brosse to be the royal residence of the regent Marie de' Medici, mother of King Louis XIII.
The 8th arrondissement of Paris (VIII e arrondissement) is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, the arrondissement is colloquially referred to as le huitième (lit. ' the eighth '). The arrondissement, called Élysée, is situated on the right bank of the River Seine and centered on the Avenue des ...
The Hôtel Matignon (French: Hôtel de Matignon, pronounced [otɛl də matiɲɔ̃]) is the official residence of the Prime Minister of France. It is located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, at 57 Rue de Varenne. The name Matignon is often used as a metonym for the governmental action of the French prime minister. [1]
The Hôtel de Charost (French pronunciation: [otɛl də ʃaʁo], "sharo") is an hôtel particulier located at 39 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris. Since 1814, it has been the official residence of the ambassador of the United Kingdom to France. It is located near the Élysée Palace, the official residence of the President of France.
The 14th arrondissement of Paris (French: XIV e arrondissement [katɔʁzjɛm aʁɔ̃dismɑ̃]), officially named arrondissement de l'Observatoire (IPA: [aʁɔ̃dismɑ̃ də lɔpsɛʁvatwaʁ]; meaning "arrondissement of the Observatory"; named after the Paris Observatory), [2] is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, the capital city of France.