Palais Brongniart | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Neoclassical |
Location | 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France |
Coordinates | 48°52′09″N 2°20′29″E / 48.86917°N 2.34139°E |
Construction started | 1808 |
Completed | 1825 (opening) |
Inaugurated | 4 November 1826[1] |
Owner | City of Paris |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart Éloi Labarre |
Website | |
https://www.palaisbrongniart.com/ |
The Palais Brongniart (English: Brongniart Palace) is a building in Paris that was built at the direction of Napoleon in the early 19th century to house the Paris stock exchange (French: Bourse de Paris).[2] It is located at the Place de la Bourse, in the 2nd arrondissement in central Paris. It was named after its initial architect, Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, who died in 1813 prior to its completion. The Palais Brongniart is nowadays used as an events centre, since the trading floor relocated in 1987, followed in 2004 by the last financial institution that was still housed there.