Archives Nationales Hôtel de Rohan - Soubise Musée de l'Histoire de France
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The French National Archives, founded at the beginning of the 19th C and housed in the Hôtel de Rohan-Soubise, are one of the largest archive collections in the world. Much needed additional accommodation has recently been provided in the modern CARAN building (Centre d'Accueil et de Recherche des Archives Nationales).
The Hôtel de Rohan-Soubise, with a colonnaded courtyard, was built by Pierre-Alexis Delamair in 1704-12 for the Princesse de Soubise and was converted to its present purpose in 1808. It contains, in the Musée de l'Histoire de France on the first floor, several million documents on the history of France from the seventh century to the Second World War.
The Hôtel de Rohan-Soubise, with a colonnaded courtyard, was built by Pierre-Alexis Delamair in 1704-12 for the Princesse de Soubise and was converted to its present purpose in 1808. It contains, in the Musée de l'Histoire de France on the first floor, several million documents on the history of France from the seventh century to the Second World War.
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Must-see attractions nearby:
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Of the state apartments the most notable are the Roccoco rooms, in particular the fanciful Salon Ovale (1708), a masterpiece of decoration by Germain Boffrand and the painters Natoire, Boucher and van Loo.
Address:
French National Archives, 60 rue des Francs-Bourgeois, F-75003 Paris, France
Hours:
2pm-5pm; Closed: Tue
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), 1945 Victory Day (May 8), May Day / Labor Day (May 1), Bastille Day - France (July 14), Assumption Day - Christian (August 15), All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1), Remembrance Day / 1918 Armistice Day (November 11), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Ascension Thursday - Christian
Tips: Group visit should reserve one day in advance.
Guide tour reserves one day in advance.
Photography prohibited.
Guides: Guided tour included with admission.
Facilities: Gift shop
Transit: Metro: Rambuteau
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