Hotel de Ville Review

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Hôtel de Ville

  • Address: Pl. de l'Hôtel-de-Ville, Marais, Paris | Map It

Fodor's Review:

Overlooking the Seine, City Hall is the residence and offices of the popular Mayor Bertrand Delanoë. The building, rebuilt after an attack by rioting crowds in 1873, is one of the city's most stunning, made all the more dramatic by elaborate nighttime lighting. There are frequent free photography exhibits celebrating famous photographers like Doisneau or notable subjects like Grace Kelly—to find the entrance, look for the lines on the Rue de Rivoli. Occasionally the building opens its reception halls for public events and the grand public square in front of the building often plays host to temporary exhibits. In August there's a beach volleyball court here; in winter it's an open-air ice rink with inexpensive skate rental.

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