Palais de la Femme
Palais de la Femme stands in Paris’s 11th arrondissement as an architectural landmark with 630 rooms. Since 1926, the Salvation Army has used it for social housing and support, now welcoming women, families and men in need.
August Labussière and Célestin Longerey built the structure in 1910 for the Groupe des Maisons Ouvrières. It first served as France’s popular hotel for single men, then became a war hospital and housed the Ministry of Pensions from 1919 to 1924. Blanche and Albin Peyron helped the Salvation Army acquire it after a fundraising campaign raised 11 million francs.
A Dominican convent occupied the site from 1641 to 1904, and tradition associates it with Cyrano de Bergerac’s burial. Protected as a historic monument since 2003, the vestibule, staircase, restaurant, tea room, library, interiors and elevation remain significant, while the original glass roof opens to visitors during open-house days.
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