Ancienne imprimerie nationale

The building you are approaching is the former site of the Imprimerie Nationale, or the French National Printing Office. It has served as the official printer for the French state since the institution was established by Cardinal Richelieu in sixteen forty. For over a century, this particular location on the rue de la Convention operated as a vast industrial hub for state documents, reflecting the immense scale of France's administrative output during the twentieth century.