Proudly standing in City Hall Plaza (Place de l’Hôtel de Ville), the immense building, 110 meters long, 85 meters wide and 48 meters high, is the biggest municipal building in Europe. The Parisian city institutions have been directed from here since 1357.
The original structure, called the “Pillar House”, was replaced by a palace built between 1533 and 1628, then renovated from 1837 to 1848. In 1871, the building was destroyed by a fire during the Paris Commune uprising. Its reconstruction was planned at that time, using the same construction plans. The edifice was built in neo-renaissance style from 1874 to 1882, and the construction was directed by architects Théodore Ballu and Edouard Deperthes. On the front facade, there are sculptured statues of people who have marked the history of France, such as Molière, Richelieu, Voltaire, or André Le Nôtre.
The Hôtel de Ville can be visited during Heritage Day or by reservation. There are one or two guided tours per day. One can also walk through the Celebration Room (La Salles des Fêtes), which is nothing less than a reproduction of the Versailles Castle’s Hall of Mirrors, or discover temporary exhibitions shown in room Saint Jean.
The Paris City Hall offers special arrangements to the Parisians on the City Hall Plaza, such as beach volleyball in the summer and ice skating in the winter.
It is in this central and symbolic location in the capital that Paris 2018 will organize its three conference days, in the City Hall Auditorium. Located on the lower ground level, the auditorium has 200 seats, the quality sound and video equipment, as well as simultaneous translation cabins for several languages.
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