Chapelle expiatoire

A monument dedicated to the Royal family in the heart of Paris.
Situated in the heart of Paris on Square Louis XVI, the Expiatory Chapel was built during the Restoration to commemorate the Ancien Régime and the French Revolution. Work commenced on this outstanding Neoclassical and Romantic building in 1815, under the orders of Louis XVIII. It is dedicated to the memory of the Royal family, and lies on the site of a former Revolutionary cemetery where Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette were buried in 1793, as were Charlotte Corday, the Comtesse du Barry, and Olympe de Gouges.

Opening times and prices

Under 18s

Free on the first Sunday of the month from 1 November to 31 May.
Free for those under 26 from countries within the European Union and primary and secondary school teachers (except temporary exhibitions).
Free for disabled visitors and an accompanying person as well as job seekers and those receiving French welfare benefits.

Full rate: €7

Group rate, €5.50; Visits in French every day by reservation by e-mail to: [email protected].

October to March, Wednesday to Saturday, 10am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 5pm
April to September, Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 6.30pm

Closings

• Ascension Day
• 15 August
• Easter Monday
• Easter
• 14 July
• 8 May
• 11 November
• Whit Monday

• Free for young people and children
• Free

Services

• Gardens
• Member of Paris Museum Pass

German, English, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese

Disability

-Physical disability: not accessible to visitors in wheelchairs (7 steps from the Louis XVI square, 9 steps to the garden entrance, 12 steps for the chapel garden and 25 steps to the chapel and crypt). No toilets.

Find out all you need to know about accessibility in France's National Monuments www.handicap.monuments-nationaux.fr
You can download the brochure presenting the various tours on offer for disabled people in the 12 national monuments in Paris and the Paris region by visiting the 'Contacts par Région' tab.

Contact :
[email protected]

Centre des Monuments Nationaux Pôle Île-de-France
22, avenue Victoria - 75001 Paris

Adapted activities and workshops

Free for the accompanying person

Free for people with disabilities on presentation of valid ID

Paris for people with disabilities

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