Hôtel du ministre des Affaires étrangères
The Hôtel du ministre des Affaires étrangères is a government building at 37 Quai d'Orsay in Paris along the Seine. It was built between 1844 and 1855 to house the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which has occupied the premises since then.Photo: Chaperon rouge007, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Public building
- Description: historic building at 37 Quai d’Orsay, Paris, France
- Also known as: “Hôtel du Ministère des Affaires Etrangères”, “Ministry of Foreign Affairs building”, and “Quai d’Orsay”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Orsay Museum and Place de la Concorde.
Orsay Museum
Museum
Photo: DXR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the Left Bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built from 1898 to 1900. Orsay Museum is situated 800 metres east of Hôtel du ministre des Affaires étrangères.
Place de la Concorde
Square
Photo: Cristian Bortes, CC BY 2.0.
The Place de la Concorde, originally the Place Louis XV, and later the Place Louis XVI, is a public square in Paris. Measuring 7.6 ha in area, it is the largest square in the city. Place de la Concorde is situated 520 metres northeast of Hôtel du ministre des Affaires étrangères.
Alexandre III Bridge
Bridge
The Pont Alexandre III is a deck arch bridge that spans the Seine in Paris. It connects the Champs-Élysées quarter with those of the Invalides and Eiffel Tower. Alexandre III Bridge is situated 250 metres northwest of Hôtel du ministre des Affaires étrangères.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Invalides and 7th arrondissement.
7th arrondissement
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
The 7th arrondissement is perhaps the most expensive area to live in Paris. The Eiffel Tower, one of the most famous tourist sites in the world, is here, as well as many government buildings. Many dignitaries and VIPs populate this arrondissement.
Faubourg Saint-Germain
Quarter
Faubourg Saint-Germain is a historic district of Paris, France. The Faubourg has long been known as the favourite home of the French high nobility and hosts many aristocratic hôtels particuliers. It is currently part of the 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Hôtel du ministre des Affaires étrangères
- Categories: private mansion, government building, castle, building, and historic site
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.86225° or 48° 51′ 44″ northLongitude
2.31614° or 2° 18′ 58″ eastOpen location code
8FW4V868+WFOpenStreetMap ID
way 448794899OpenStreetMap feature
building=civicOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q3146306
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Hôtel du ministre des Affaires étrangères” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “hôtel del ministre d’Afers Estrangers”
- Czech: “budova ministerstva zahraničních věcí”
- Czech: “Hôtel du Ministère des Affaires Etrangères”
- Czech: “Quai d’Orsay”
- French: “hôtel du ministre des Affaires étrangères”
- French: “Hôtel du ministre des Affaires étrangères”
- French: “hôtel du ministre”
- French: “palais des Affaires étrangères”
- French: “Quai d’Orsay”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “hôtel du ministre des Affaires étrangères”
- Slovenian: “hôtel du ministre des Affaires étrangères”
- Slovenian: “Quai d’Orsay”
- Slovenian: “stavba Ministrstva za zunanje zadeve”
- Vietnamese: “trụ sở Bộ ngoại giao”
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Highlights include Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and Hôtel de Lassay.
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