Palais du Pharo

The Palais du Pharo is a palace in , southern France, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, west of the . It was built in Second Empire style by Emperor Napoleon III for Empress Eugénie, starting in 1858.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: palace in Marseille, France
  • Address: 58 Boulevard Charles Livon, Marseille, 13007
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean and Fort Saint-Jean.

Museum
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The Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations is a national museum located in , . It was inaugurated on 7 June 2013 as part of Marseille-Provence 2013, a year when Marseille was designated as the European Capital of Culture. is situated 360 metres northeast of Palais du Pharo.

Fort
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is a fortification in , built in 1660 by Louis XIV at the entrance to the . Since 2013, it has been linked by two foot-bridges to the historical district Le Panier and to the ; the latter being the first French national museum to be located outside Paris. is situated 340 metres northeast of Palais du Pharo.

Work of art
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is a work of art.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Le Panier and Marseille.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

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With 1.6 million people in its urban area, is the second most populated city of the biggest Mediterranean port and the economic center of the region.

Neighborhood
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The is a little traditional fishing haven in Marseille in the 7th arrondissement of Marseille. It is situated 2.5 km south-west of the over the Corniche Kennedy, between the Catalans beach and Malmousque bay.

Palais du Pharo

Latitude
43.29424° or 43° 17′ 39″ north
Longitude
5.35823° or 5° 21′ 30″ east
Inception
1870
Open location code
8FM779V5+M7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 265247086
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q1906882
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Palais du Pharo” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Фаро”
  • Chinese: “法罗宫”
  • Dutch: “Palais du Pharo”
  • French: “Le Palais du Pharo”
  • French: “palais du Pharo”
  • French: “Palais du Pharo”
  • German: “Palais du Pharo”
  • Italian: “Palais du Pharo”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Palais dau Faròt”
  • Spanish: “Palacio del Pharo”
  • Swedish: “Palais du Pharo”
  • Swedish: “Pharopalatset”
  • Turkish: “Pharo Sarayı”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jardin Émile Duclaux and Aix-Marseille Université.

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