Hôtel de Ville, Paris

Paris · Landmark

The Hôtel de Ville is the city hall of Paris, France, standing on the Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville – Esplanade de la Libération in the 4th arrondissement. The south wing was originally constructed by Francis I beginning in 1535 until 1551. The north wing was built by Henry IV and Louis XIII between 1605 and 1628. It was burned by the Paris Commune, along with all the city archives that it contained, during the Semaine Sanglante, the Commune's final days, in May 1871.

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Country: Paris · Landmark
Latitude: 48.86° N
Longitude: 2.35° E

Which way is Hôtel de Ville, Paris from…

From London, Hôtel de Ville, Paris lies at 148° to the south-east, 344 km as the crow flies.

London	148° south-east	344 km
New York	54° north-east	5,837 km
Madrid	25° north-east	1,053 km
Rome	318° north-west	1,105 km
Montreal	57° north-east	5,505 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	328° north-west	9,365 km

Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.

Oùcécap’s take

Two neighbours, two compass points: the Hôtel de Ville is due south of the Centre Pompidou (180°, 0.5 km) and due east of the Conciergerie (90°, 0.5 km). From Notre-Dame, aim north-east, at 25°, 0.4 km. And from the Eiffel Tower it is due east, at 93°, 4.2 km away. It stands on the Right Bank.