法國總統府一般被稱為愛麗舍宮Palais de lÉlysée,於1718年建。拿破侖一世的皇后住過這裏。1873年起至今作為法國總統府,地點在全世界最美麗的香榭麗舍大道旁。 参觀過程很簡單,就是跟著人群走,只有一個管制的動線,有點像鴨子一樣,不過可以進來就很開心了,因為身旁一堆法國人都還沒参觀過總統府。一般至少要等候三個小時以上。總統府有珍藏許多大師畫作真跡,也算是個另類博物館。除了辦公室以外,宮內另一個亮眼的地方是宴會廳。設計金碧輝煌,廳里展示的碗盤也超美的。成套的瓷器有的優雅,可以想像各國貴賓一起在愛麗舍宮裡用餐的畫面。
The Elysee Palace, located at the eastern end of Champs Elysees Street in the centre of Paris, is the residence of the President of France. The Elysee Palace was built in 1718, and Louis XV and Louis XVI have lived in it successively. They renamed it the Bourbon Tower. Napoleon I abdicated here after his defeat in Waterloo in 1815. Napoleon III also moved here after he was elected president in 1848. He called it the royal palace after emperor. The Third Republic of France promulgated a decree in 1873, which formally designated the Elysee Palace as the Presidential Palace of France. Since then, almost all the presidents of the French Republic have worked and lived here.