Library - Former Hôtel de la Marine and Foreign Affairs Gallery

Built between 1761 and 1762 to house the offices of Foreign Affairs and the Navy, this private mansion stands as a major witness to the history of French diplomacy.

It was right here in Versailles that the Treaties of Paris and Versailles were negotiated, bringing the American War of Independence to an end in 1783.

Architect Jean-Baptiste Berthier designed a brick building with flat vaults to reduce the risk of fire, while still ensuring grandeur: a sumptuous gallery was created to impress visiting diplomats and reflect the prestige of French diplomacy.

Today occupied by the municipal library, the building has retained all its period charm. Its magnificent ceremonial gallery, fully preserved, is revealed to the public only during guided tours.

• General information
• Openings
• Fares
• Visits
• Features
• Facility info
• Meeting facilities

General information

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Specific customers :Groups onlyWelcome for business/incentive groupsCycle 2: elementary SchoolCycle 4: middle SchoolHigher Education

Openings

You can visit it during a guided tour of the tourist office 25/05 (10.00€, reduced rate 5.00€).
Visit in french.

Fares

Free of charge.

Visits

Possibility to visit

Visite guidée et privée pour groupes

Visits for individual visitors : Unguided individual tours available permanently Guided individual tours on request

Duration of visits for individual visitors : 90min

Visits for groups : Unguided group tours on request Guided group tours on request

Duration of visits for groups : 90min

Languages :

Features

Fittings :

• Book shop

Services :

• Guided tours

Activities :

• Activity
• Temporary exhibition

Facility info

Group sizes up to : 25

Meeting facilities

Number of rooms : 5

Rooms suited to : Family Reception/drinks reception Seminar/meeting