Hôtel du Grand Orient de France
The Hôtel du Grand Orient de France is a private mansion in Paris’s ninth arrondissement, where architectural history meets Freemasonry. It has served as the Grand Orient de France headquarters since 1853. The Grimaldi family once owned the property, which later accommodated the Prince of Monaco and the Duke of Richelieu.
Prince Murat led its acquisition, and a Masonic temple opened there on 30 June 1853. The Musée de la Franc-Maçonnerie began inside the building in 1889. The Ministry of Culture has recognised the museum as a “museum of France” since 2003. Nazi forces looted the building during the Second World War, and Vichy’s Secret Societies Service later used it as headquarters.
The temples bring together Second Empire detail in Temple No. 1 and Art Deco design in Temple No. 4. A curtain-wall facade added between 1969 and 1972 now stands against the original structure. François Hollande visited the Hôtel during his presidency, connecting the historic building with France’s modern political life.
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