Decorative Exhibition
Decorative ExhibitionPréfecture
Préfecture
Napoleon III commissioned this grand 1861 quadrilateral palace to modernize Marseille, and local artist Antoine Dominique Magaud filled its reception halls with ornate ceiling decorations worth craning your neck for.
Napoleon III architecture
Historic government building
19th-century courtyard
Ornate ceiling art
Tips
🏛️features dual courtyards—one ceremonial, one former stables
🎨ceiling art by Marseille-born Magaud
⏰administrative building, so public access may be limited
Préfecture
Préfecture
Decorative ExhibitionDecorative ExhibitionNapoleon III commissioned this grand 1861 quadrilateral palace to modernize Marseille, and local artist Antoine Dominique Magaud filled its reception halls with ornate ceiling decorations worth craning your neck for.
Napoleon III architecture
Historic government building
19th-century courtyard
Ornate ceiling art
Tips
🏛️features dual courtyards—one ceremonial, one former stables
🎨ceiling art by Marseille-born Magaud
⏰administrative building, so public access may be limited