Site Richelieu-Louvois

2nd arrondissement of Paris, France

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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The Site Richelieu-Louvois is a major library complex in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, founded in 1635 and developed over centuries by a succession of distinguished architects including Robert de Cotte, Henri Labrouste, Jean-Louis Pascal, Jean Thiriot, and Michel Roux-Spitz. Its layered architectural history reflects evolving approaches to library design across multiple periods, from Baroque foundations through later nineteenth and twentieth-century expansions and modernizations.