📰 Palais du Pharo

France · Europe · 43.29°N, 5.36°E

The Palais du Pharo is a palace in Marseille, southern France, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, west of the Old Port (Vieux-Port). It was built in Second Empire style by Emperor Napoleon III for Empress Eugénie, starting in 1858. However, at the fall of the Second Empire in 1870, the building had just been finished. Nowadays, the palace and its gardens are used for events, with the park open to the public. In 2025 it became a monument historique, celebrating its significance in local heritage.

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Quick facts

Country	France
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	43.29°N, 5.36°E · view on map

Palais du Pharo is located in France, in Europe.

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