Hôtel Matignon

St-Germain & Les Invalides


Hôtel Matignon has been the official residence of the French prime minister since the start of the Fifth Republic (1958). It's closed to the public.

Transportation

  • metro: Solférino

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby St-Germain & Les Invalides attractions

1. Musée Maillol

0.19 MILES

Located in the stunning 18th-century Hôtel Bouchardon, this splendid little museum focuses on the work of sculptor Aristide Maillol (1861–1944), whose…

2. Musée Rodin

0.23 MILES

Even if you're not an art lover, it is worth visiting this high-profile art museum to lose yourself in its romantic gardens.

3. Basilique Ste-Clotilde

0.29 MILES

Resembling a mini Notre Dame, with twin conical steeples and flying buttresses at the rear, this delightful basilica presides over a pretty park. Dating…

5. Église du Dôme

0.37 MILES

With its sparkling golden dome (1677–1735), the landmark church of Hôtel des Invalides is one of the finest religious edifices erected under Louis XIV and…

6. Musée de l’Armée

0.4 MILES

North of Hôtel des Invalides, in the Cour d’Honneur, is the Musée de l’Armée, which holds the nation’s largest collection on French military history.

7. Hôtel des Invalides

0.4 MILES

Flanked by the 500m-long Esplanade des Invalides lawns, Hôtel des Invalides was built in the 1670s by Louis XIV to house 4000 invalides (disabled war…

8. Musée d’Orsay

0.46 MILES

Musée d’Orsay may not be quite as famous as the Louvre—though it’s located a mere 10-minute walk away—but this Left Bank museum holds its own in its…

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