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The Senate European Heritage Days at the Senate EUROPEAN HERITAGE DAYS 16 th16 + + 1 7 th7 SEPTEMBSSEPTEMEMBREBERE 202017 9.30 am - 05.30 pm HERITAGE A ND YOUTH création graphique : Atelier25 : graphique création WELCOME TO THE SENATE JOURNEESDUPATRIMOINE.FR #JEP2017 MORE INFORMATION ON PALAIS DU LUXEMBOURG www.senat.fr/evenement/patrimoine/2017 Place Paul Claudel Contact: [email protected] Porte Odéon du Jardin du Luxembourg Phone: +33 (0)1 42 34 45 45 75006 PARIS 02 I WELCOME TO THE SENATE reated in 1984 by the French Ministry of Culture and met every year since with renewed success, the European Heritage Days Chave shown the general public’s great interest in history. Last year, the Luxembourg Palace, the Petit Luxembourg, residence of the president of the Senate, and the Garden’s greenhouses once again welcomed large crowds, with over 24,000 visitors, making the Senate one of the most popular institutions. On behalf of all my Senator colleagues, I have pleasure in inviting you to GÉRARD LARCHER, PRESIDENT explore the Senate’s exceptional heritage and architecture during these OF THE SENATE special days focusing this year on the theme of “Heritage and Youth”. You will discover that, besides its rich history, the Senate is above all home to a modern, open parliamentary assembly turned toward society and the future. Here, 348 men and women Senators represent every territory of the French Republic as well as the French population living abroad. Elected for a period of six years, Senators are responsible for designing and voting the laws of the Republic, controlling the government’s actions and assessing public policies. The Senate ensures the stability of French institutions and reflects on important topics and issues at stake in society. The Senate’s latest news and activities can be followed on its website and on social media. Please also take a walk in the beautiful Luxembourg Garden, managed by the Senate, and make sure you visit the greenhouses which will exceptionally be open to the public on this occasion. I am certain that you will enjoy the various watercolours which will be showcased on the railings of the Luxembourg Garden from 16th September 2017 to 14th January 2018. This highly educational exhibition will surely contribute to a better general understanding of the law- making system and in particular, of the Senate’s role in this process, and will partly coincide with the senatorial election to be held on Sunday 24th September. Do not hesitate to ask as many questions as you wish to the men and women who will welcome you on these European Heritage Days. They will satisfy your curiosity about the Palace’s history and the inner workings of this parliamentary assembly. I wish you an excellent tour of the Senate and pleasant Heritage Days. EUROPEAN HERITAGE DAYS 16TH-17TH SEPTEMBER 2017 I 03 THE LUXEMBOURG PALACE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LUXEMBOURG PALACE BEGAN IN 1615 AT THE BEHEST OF MARIE DE MEDICIS AND WAS COMPLETED AROUND 1630. MARIE DE MEDICIS TOOK UP RESIDENCE IN THE WEST WING OF THE PALACE AS OF 1625. SHE STAYED THERE UNTIL SHE HAD TO LEAVE FRANCE IN 1631, FORCED TO EXILE BY HER SON LOUIS XIII AFTER THE EVENTS KNOWN AS THE “DAY OF THE DUPES”. The Palace remained a princely estate lived and Library. In 1852, he made the most of this in successively by Louis XIII’s brother, Gaston enlargement by building the main gallery, of Orleans (1642), then by his widow and his then known as the Salle du Trône (Room of daughters among whom the Duchess of Mont- the Throne) and currently referred to as the pensier known as the Grande Mademoiselle and Salle des Conférences (Conference Hall). The the Duchess of Guise (1660), who offered it to Palace was then allocated to the Senate of Louis XIV in 1694. the Second Empire, after hosting the short- In 1715, the Regent Philippe of Orleans inherited lived Commission du gouvernement pour les it before giving it up to his daughters, the Duchess travailleurs (Workers governmental committee) of Berry and Louise Elisabeth of Orleans, former of the Second Republic, in 1848. Queen of Spain. In 1778, Louis XVI gave the Palace to his brother the Count of Provence, who Following the demise of the Second Empire, would later become King Louis XVIII. He fled the the Palace housed the Seine Préfecture and Revolution. The Luxembourg Palace became a the meetings of the town council, after the prison before being assigned to the Directoire in Paris town hall had been set on fire during the 1795 and to the Sénat Conservateur (Conservative Commune. In 1879, all seats of public offices Senate) at the end of 1799. It then underwent were transferred from Versailles to Paris and profound architectural changes under the direction the Luxembourg Palace was allocated to the of Jean-François-Thérèse Chalgrin (1739-1811) to Senate of the Third Republic until 1940, when better suit its new parliamentary function. it was then occupied by the Luftwaffe command staff for Western Europe. In 1814, under the Restauration, the Luxembourg Palace was allocated to the In 1944, it became the seat of the provisional Chambre des Pairs (Chamber of Peers). During Consultative Assembly. The Higher Court of the July Monarchy, the increasing number Justice held its meetings there in 1945 as well of Peers of France led architect Alphonse as the 1946 Peace Conference. de Gisors (1796-1866) to push the Palace’s South-facing wall 30 meters forward into the The Palace was allocated to the Council of the Garden to allow for the construction of the Republic at the end of 1946 before becoming current Salle des Séances (Senate Chamber) home to the Senate of the Fifth Republic in 1958. 04 LUXEMBOURG PALACE I WELCOME TO THE WELCOME TO SENATE EUROPEAN HERITAGE DAYS 2017 Start of the visit 15 16 1 10 11 2 3 9 4 12 5 7 8 13 To the 1 st floor 14 6 15 COURT OF HONOUR To the Petit Luxembourg Rue de Vaugirard PLAN OF THE GROUND FLOOR PLAN OF THE 1ST FLOOR LUXEMBOURG PALACE EUROPEAN HERITAGE DAYS 2017 ROUTE FOR PEOPLE WITH REDUCED MOBILITY Start of the visit 1 10 11 2 3 WC 9 4 WC 12 5 7 8 13 elevator 14 elevator To the Petit personal Luxembourg lifting device (hoist) 6 15 EUROPEAN HERITAGE DAYS EUROPEAN HERITAGE 16 COURT OF HONOR TH -17 TH SEPTEMBER2017 I 05 PLAN OF THE GROUND FLOOR PLAN OF THE 1ST FLOOR 06 I WELCOME TO THE SENATE ROOM 1 GALLERY OF QUESTEURS Designed by Alphonse de Gisors, it opens onto the garden, on the south side of the building. ROOM 2 AND 3 OFFICES OF VICE-PRESIDENTS OF THE SENATE These offices are shown to the public for their patrimonial relevance. They are not, however, the current senators’ offices, which are for the most part located on 26 and 36 rue de Vaugirard and are much more functional and smaller in size. ROOM 4 ROOM OF THE GOLDEN BOOK Decorated in 1817 by architect Baraguey with painted wooden panels taken from the apartments of Queen Marie de Medicis at the Luxembourg Palace and wood panelling taken from the royal apartments of Queen Anne of Austria, at the Louvre. ROOM 5 OFFICES OF A VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE Former reading room of the Peers of France. Before reaching the stairs, you will see a modular construction in the Court of Honour of the Luxembourg Palace. This building, set up in the spring of 2017, will be operational as of October 2017 for an estimated four-year period. Its 134 temporary offices spread on four floors will house some Senators and their assistants during the renovation works of the buildings located between 26 and 36 rue de Vaugirard. EUROPEAN HERITAGE DAYS 16TH-17TH SEPTEMBER 2017 I 07 ROOM 6 LIBRARY ANNEX The Great Gallery, now referred to as the Annexe de la Bibliothèque (Library Annex), was completed in 1630. Stretching along the whole length of the east wing of the building, it was originally designed to display 24 paintings of Rubens (1577-1640) in honour of Henri IV, but that project never came to fruition. This is where the first European painting museum open to the public was set up from 1750 to 1780. During the French Revolution, that part of the Palace was turned into a maison nationale de sureté (national safety house). Another museum for contemporary art was established there from 1803 to 1815 and from 1818 to 1886. In 1886, the Luxembourg Museum took up its new quarters, managed by the Senate, in the rue de Vaugirard, opposite rue Férou. The former gallery became the Library Annex in 1887. Prison cells were fitted there during the trials of Paul Déroulède and other members of the League of Patriots, judged in 1899 by the Senate turned High Court of Justice. The vaulted ceiling, massively restored in 2010, features a series of paintings by Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678) representing the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac. This room also contains a bronze bust by American sculptor Jo Davidson (1883-1952) of Literature Nobel Prize winner Anatole France, who worked in the Library for a time. ROOM 7 VICTOR HUGO LOUNGE This room owes its name to the bust sculpted by Antonin Mercié in 1889 of illustrious writer and Parliamentarian Victor Hugo, who was a Peer of France from 1845 to 1848 and a senator during the Third Republic from 1876 until his death on 22nd May 1885. 08 I WELCOME TO THE SENATE ROOM 8 CONFERENCE HALL 57 meters long, 10.60 meters wide and 11 meters high (15 meters under the dome), this room designed by Alphonse de Gisors, completed in 1854, was created by assembling three separate rooms from the original building.
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