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The Palais du Luxembourg, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, is the seat of the French Senate, which was installed in 1799 in the palace built at the beginning of the 17th century by Marie de Médicis, Queen of France and Navarre, during her regency.
Beautiful royal palais built in 1615-45 with huge gardens (60 acres) containing over 100 statues honoring the Queens of France and other famous French women. Very popular spot to Parisiennes to relax. The palace is now the home of the French Senate since 1799-1805 and was enlarged in 1835-56. Read more.
Luxembourg Palace, large Renaissance palace in Paris, on the left bank of the Seine near the Sorbonne. It was built (1615–20) for Marie de' Medici by Salomon de Brosse on the site of a former palace belonging to the duke of Piney-Luxembourg (hence its name), and it was enlarged in the 19th cent.
