Neoclassical building of the 7th arrondissement of Paris, the mansion of Châtelet now hosts the offices of the Ministry of Labor. Classified as an historic monument, the building was built in the second half of the eighteenth century for the duke of Châtelet who gave it his name.
A seat of the National School of Roads and Bridges, it also served as the residence of the intendants of Napoleon I and Louis XVIII, embassy the Ottoman Empire, Embassy of the Austrian Empire, headquarters of the Archbishopric of Paris before taking up his present duties in 1906.
The set has a beautiful neoclassical portal overlooking the courtyard. Work of Claude Nicolas Ledoux, the main facade does not lack style. Inside, you can admire ceremonial living rooms recalling the Greco-Roman styles of yesteryear, as well as a neoclassical staircase with the typical wrought iron banister of the eighteenth century.
Accessible to the public during the Heritage Days, it hosted the filming of several films, including that of the Saveurs du Palais, in 2012.
