Institut de France

The domed 17th-century palace on the Seine that houses the Académie française, facing the Louvre across the Pont des Arts. A defining silhouette of the riverbank, built to a design by Le Vau.

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Type
Monument · Académie française
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Address
23 Quai de Conti, 75006 Paris
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Admission
Courtyard open access · interior by guided tour
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Access
Courtyard open access · interior by guided tour
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Access
Métro Pont Neuf (7), Louvre–Rivoli (1) or Saint-Germain-des-Prés (4) — a few minutes' walk
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Nearby
The Pont des Arts, the École des Beaux-Arts and the Musée Delacroix are all within reach.

Where it is — and what's around

Institut de France (pulsing marker) at the centre. Toggle the filters to show the heritage, restaurants and activities of the 6th — and the hotels around.