Heritage Days 2025: exceptional visits to the Paris Court of Appeal

An important part of the judicial system, the Paris Court of Appeal is located on theIle de la Cité, in the Palais de Justice de Paris, and is opening its doors to visitors and the curious on the occasion of this year's Journées du Patrimoine. On September 20, 2025, come and discover the Court of Appeal, with guided tours of the building throughout the afternoon.

The role of the Court of Appeal (not to be confused with the Paris Administrative Court of Appeal, which also participates in the JEP) is to re-examine a first-instance judgment, and to validate or modify the legal decision. The Paris Court of Appeal covers the departments of Paris, Seine-et-Marne, Yonne, Essonne, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne, and handles some 65,000 cases a year.

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This site, located in the heart of the capital, can therefore be visited exceptionally during the Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days). Each year, this event offers us the opportunity to discover little-known places or those closed to the public, such as ministries, courts, backstage areas of department stores or theaters, hidden historical curiosities...

To mark the occasion, the various sites are organizing special events and tours. Find out what's in store at the Paris Court of Appeal.

On the program for the Journées du Patrimoine 2025 at the Paris Court of Appeal:

• The Paris Court of Appeal opens its doors to you
  Saturday, September 20, 2025 - 10:00 ⤏ 18:00
  

  Registration entitles you to a self-guided tour of the Palais de Justice and a number of emblematic courtrooms, via a route (to be read or listened to on your smartphone), as well as a treasure hunt to find architectural details of the building, exhibitions, a projection and a lecture. Detailed program to follow. The link to download the audioguide will be sent to you by e-mail after registration.

  
  
  

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