Classified city hotels and palaces in the heart of Paris

Palais
75012 Paris 12e Arrondissement

The pavilions of Togo and Cameroon, built in 1930 for the Colonial Exhibition of 1931 in Paris, now house the Buddhist pagoda of the wood of Vincennes, symbol of an architectural heritage converted to an interfaith cultural place.

Académie
75006 Paris

The National Academy of Medicine, a Parisian scientific institution founded in 1820, has been established since 1902 in a mansion in the 6th arrondissement. It plays a key role in public health and medical research in France.

Collège
75005 Paris 5e Arrondissement

The Collège des Bernardins, a former 13th century Cistercian college located in Paris 5th, was a high place of medieval theological studies. Today, it houses a cultural and spiritual centre after a major renovation in 2008.

Hotel particulier classé
75016 Paris

The Thiers Foundation, founded in 1893 in Paris, is a private mansion in the 16th arrondissement with promising researchers until 2017. Today, it houses a luxury hotel, the Saint James Paris.

Lycée
75009 Paris

Condorcet High School, founded in 1804 in Paris, is one of the oldest high schools in the capital, located in the buildings of a former Capuchin convent. A symbol of liberal openness, it marked French educational and social history.

Académie
75005 Paris

The Sorbonne, an emblematic university building of the Latin Quarter in Paris, founded in the 13th century by Robert de Sorbon, embodies French intellectual history. Its architecture combines 17th century Baroque chapel and neo-classical buildings of the late 19th century.

Pavillon
75014 Paris

The Swiss Pavilion, built between 1931 and 1933 in Paris 14e, is an emblematic student residence of Le Corbusier, symbol of modern architecture within the International University City.

Mairie
75002 Paris 2e Arrondissement

The annex town hall of the 2nd arrondissement, built in the 19th century in Paris, is a historic building once home to municipal services. Located on Rue de la Banque, it illustrates the public architecture of the time.