With this ticket to the Hôtel de la Marine, you'll visit an 18th-century palace located in the central Place de la Concorde in Paris, the former headquarters of the French Navy.
Ticket Details
Located in the Place de la Concorde, in the heart of Paris, the Hôtel de la Marine is one of the great 18th-century palaces in the French capital.
Your entrance to the Hôtel de la Marine includes access to the intendants' apartments, the lounges, and the loggia. With an audio guide in English, you'll first visit the intendants' apartments. These rooms are luxuriously decorated with lamps, curtains, and carpets from the time of Louis XV.
You'll also be enchanted by the lounges and the loggia, whose decoration will leave you speechless. During the audioguide tour, you'll discover the history of the Hôtel de la Marine. The palace was originally conceived to house the so-called Garde-Meuble de la Couronne. However, after the French Revolution of 1789, the building became the headquarters of the French Navy.
The French Ministry of the Navy moved to another building in 2015. From that year, the Hôtel de la Marine was extensively renovated and, since 2021, it has been open to the public. This ticket will allow you to appreciate the remodeling of this glamorous palace designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, one of the main architects of Louis XV of France.
The audioguide tour of the apartments of the Hôtel de la Marine takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Opening Hours
The opening hours of the Hôtel de la Marine in Paris are as follows:
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday: from 10:30 am to 7 pm (last access at 5:45 pm)
- Tuesday: from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm (last access at 12:15 pm)
- Thursday: from 12:30 noon to 7 pm (last access at 5:45 pm).
- Friday: 10:30 am to 9:30 pm (7:00 pm to 9:30 pm on the first Friday of each month), last access at 8:15 pm
Tuesday afternoons, Thursday mornings, and the afternoon of the first Friday of each month are reserved for group visits only.
Peak Hours
The busiest times of the Hôtel de la Marine are as follows:
- From 10:30 to 11:30 am
- From 2:30 to 4 pm
Special Schedules
On November 28th 2024, the monument will close at 4:15 pm. Therefore, final admission to the Intendants' Apartments will be at 3:45 pm. On the other hand, final admission to the Al Thani Collection will be at 4 pm.
On December 4th 2024, the monument will close at 2 pm. Final admission will be at 12.45 pm, while final admission to the Al Thani Collection will be at 1 pm.
Free Admission
Admission to the Hôtel de la Marine is free for the following people:
- Young people from the European Union between 18 and 25 years of age
- Children under 18 years of age, regardless of nationality
- Admission is also free for everyone on the first Sunday of the month (from November to March, as well as the third weekend of September)
For the free tickets mentioned above, you'll have to go to the ticket offices with a valid ID.
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