British Embassy Paris

British Embassy Paris is a government building in Paris, Île-de-France. British Embassy Paris is situated nearby to the government office British Consulate, as well as near the manor estate Hôtel Perrinet de Jars.

Type: Government building
Also known as: “Hôtel Chevalier”
Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Place de la Concorde and Orsay Museum.

Place de la Concorde

Square

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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 430 metres south of British Embassy Paris.

Orsay Museum

Museum

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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 1¼ km southeast of British Embassy Paris.

Madeleine Church

Church

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The Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, less formally called La Madeleine, is a Catholic parish church on Place de la Madeleine in the eighth arrondissement of Paris. Madeleine Church is situated 380 metres east of British Embassy Paris.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 8th arrondissement and Quartier de l’Europe.

8th arrondissement

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The 8th arrondissement of Paris is home to the Avenue des Champs Elysées, which ends up at the Arc de Triomphe. The executive branch of French government is also based here, as well as the embassies of certain nations.