Once an aristocratic country house, the Palais Bourbon stands today as a national monument to the liberty blood that was spilled in the course of the French Revolution. As you enter through the Court of Honour, note the sculptures on the entrance, which are symbolic of the Universal Suffrage. The granite ball in the middle of the courtyard is named The Sphere of Human Rights. The meeting rooms are still used by the French government - with the Assembly being in session for nine months a year. The library and salons are still preserved, containing rare artefacts like the minutes made during the trial of Joan of Arc, or the manuscripts of Jean Jacques Rousseau and the Codex Borbonicus.

Today, the Palais Bourbon also helms various displays of contemporary art and has been open to public visiting since 2012. With an empire-style architecture that helms works and collections from various epochs, the Palais Bourbon in all its grandeur stands proud as a beautiful odyssey to freedom from oppression, an iconic memorial of French history.