The Hôtel Matignon garden spreads across three hectares behind high, limestone walls, serving as the largest private park in central Paris. Prince Christian-Louis de Montmorency-Luxembourg commissioned the estate in seventeen twenty-two, intending to create a lavish residence far from the royal court. Its gravel paths and centuries-old trees now surround the official residence of the French Prime Minister. During the nineteen thirties, the government purchased the property, transforming a nobleman's playground into the quiet seat of executive power.
Hôtel Matignon Garden
park garden