Élysée Palace
The Élysée Palace (Palais de l'Élysée, located 55, rue du faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, not far from the Champs-Élysées), is the official residence of the President of the French Republic, where the president's office is located, and the Council of Ministers meets.
Important foreign visitors are hosted at the nearby Hôtel de Marigny (not a hotel in the English sense, but a palatial residence). The Élysee has large gardens, in which the president hosts a party on the afternoon of Bastille Day. Current resident and president is Nicolas Sarkozy.
History
The house was built between 1718 and 1722 as the residence of Henri-Louis de la Tour d'Auvergne (1679-1753), the Comte d'Evreux, by the architect Armand-Claude Mollet. It was named the Élysée when the Duchess of Bourbon owned it in 1797. Since 1874, the Élysée Palace has been the official residence of all the French Presidents.
Bibliography
- René Dosière, L'argent cache de l'Elysée, Seuil, 2007
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