The Journées du Patrimoine 2025 are coming to the capital on the weekend of September 20-21! Launched in France in 1984, they now exist in some fifty European countries and are known as the European Heritage Days. Initiated by the French Ministry of Culture, the aim of these days is to enable the general public to discover or rediscover the country's cultural, architectural and historical heritage. This year, theRomanian Embassy is opening its doors for a guided tour of the premises.
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For the Journées du Patrimoine 2025, theRomanian Embassy, housed in the Palais de Béhague, is organizing a guided tour. Located in the 7th arrondissement, at 123 rue Saint-Dominique, the embassy occupies a neoclassical-style mansion. This historic 19th-century building reflects the architectural elegance of the period. The Embassy plays a crucial role in Franco-Romanian relations, handling diplomatic affairs, providing consular services, and promoting cultural and economic exchanges between the two countries. The Embassy often opens its doors, and is also a venue for various cultural events designed to strengthen ties between Romania and France.
### Open house at the Hôtel de Béhague
After a first phase of heritage restoration that took place in 2024, and having been the House of Romania during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Hôtel de Béhague / Ambassade de Roumanie opens its doors once again, for the European Heritage Days, in the year we celebrate 145 years of diplomatic relations between Romania and France.
Designated "one of the most beautiful palaces in Paris" by the symbolist poet Henri de Régnier, the Hôtel de Béhague has been the property of the Romanian state since 1939, when it transferred its embassy there from the Hôtel de Pomar on avenue de Wagram. An emblematic building in Paris, an integral part of France's historic cultural heritage, an example of the great refinement of French art and architecture in the Louis XV style, the Béhague is also a witness to the shared history of Romania and France over the last 85 years.
An important venue for literary and artistic gatherings during the Belle Epoque, hosted by Countess Martine de Béhague, with visitors including Paul Valery, Marcel Proust, Auguste Rodin, Isadora Duncan and Gabriel Fauré, the palace has continued, through its new life as a Romanian diplomatic residence, a tradition of select society, with Constantin Brancusi, George Enescu and Tristan Tzara, right up to the present day, with contemporary film, music and visual artists.
The grand polychrome marble staircase, modeled on the Escalier de la Reine at Versailles, provides access to the generous spaces on the second floor: the Salon doré, with its Baroque decor and elegant crystal chandeliers; the salon en marbre, featuring the Renaissance de Vénus, an impressive painting by François Boucher; the oval library with a precious collection of bibliophile books; the Salle byzantine, the largest theater and concert hall in such a private space in Paris.
We invite you to discover this true Parisian hidden treasure!
Dates and Opening Time
From September 20, 2025 to September 21, 2025
Location
Romanian Embassy
123 rue saint dominique
75007 Paris 7
Prices
Free
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