\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \qj\li105\ri195 \f1 \b The ElysΘe Palace\par
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\b0 This modest palace, with a porch opening onto a courtyard of harmonious proportions and
with a fine park extending beyond the front that overlooks the garden, has been the residence of the presidents of the French republic ever since the Third Republic was set up, in 1873. It is here that the council of ministers is held every Wednesday. No
w watched over by members of the \i ôRepublican Guardö\i0 in full dress uniform, this town house was originally built in 1718 for a French aristocrat, the Count of Evreux, and was later owned by Madame de Pompadour and the banker Beaujon, who gave it it
s present appearance. After being turned into a dance hall during the revolution, it became a princely residence again in the nineteenth century and was the place where \b \ATXul1024 \cf4 \ATXht467 Napoleon I\b0 \ATXul0 \cf0 \ATXht0 made his abdication
(1815) and Napoleon III prepared his \i coup d'Θtat\i0 (1851).\par
