In pictures: Learn about the French Elysee Palace!

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><span style="font-size:12px"><img alt="" src="http://im38.gulfup.com/TqP4e.jpg" style="height:412px; width:600px" /></span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:12px">Arabiaweather.com - The Elysee Palace, is the official residence of the President of the Republic of France, located near the Champs-Elysées in the capital, Paris.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:12px">The construction of the palace dates back to the eighteenth century, specifically in the year 1718 AD. During the following centuries, many modifications were made to it, but despite that, it preserved its classic design.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:12px">Louis Napoleon Bonaparte was the first president to make the palace his residence in 1848 AD, and the Elysee closed during World War II, and the Nazis never used the building and left it empty until after the war, then President Charles de Gaulle lived in it from 1959 to 1969 AD.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:12px">The palace includes the office of the head of state and the meeting place of the Council of Ministers, and it has many halls, including the Ambassadors Hall, Cleopatra Hall, Pompadour Hall named after, the Furniture Hall, the Green Hall, the Banquet Hall and others ..</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:12px">We leave you now with this diverse group of photos:</span></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:11px">Office of the French President</span></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:11px"><img alt="" src="http://im38.gulfup.com/3coRo.jpg" style="height:450px; width:600px" /></span></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:11px">Pompadour Ballroom</span></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:11px"><img alt="" src="http://im38.gulfup.com/5GZov.jpg" style="height:450px; width:600px" /></span></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:11px">Furnishings hall</span></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:11px"><img alt="" src="http://im38.gulfup.com/1M8Bj.jpg" style="height:800px; width:600px" /></span></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:11px">Golden Hall</span></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:11px"><img alt="" src="http://im38.gulfup.com/oQTRV.jpg" style="height:450px; width:600px" /></span></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:11px">Ambassadors Hall</span></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:11px"><img alt="" src="http://im38.gulfup.com/0XmSD.jpg" style="height:800px; width:600px" /></span></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:11px">Cleopatra Hall</span></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:11px"><img alt="" src="http://im38.gulfup.com/ldmxr.jpg" style="height:800px; width:600px" /></span></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:11px">Blue Hall</span></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:11px"><img alt="" src="http://im32.gulfup.com/VWh8w.jpg" style="height:450px; width:600px" /></span></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:11px">Elysee Library</span></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:11px"><img alt="" src="http://im32.gulfup.com/A0Xwh.jpg" style="height:450px; width:600px" /></span></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:11px">Concert Hall</span></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:11px"><img alt="" src="http://im32.gulfup.com/8JdBu.jpg" style="height:450px; width:600px" /></span></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:11px">dining hall</span></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:11px"><img alt="" src="http://im32.gulfup.com/PWWWJ.jpg" style="height:492px; width:600px" /></span></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><hr /><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:12px">More :</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:12px"><a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/contents/news/%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%... the first time in the Arab world.. a live broadcast to investigate the crescent of Eid Al-Fitr</a></span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:12px"><a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/contents/news/%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B0%D8%A... is the color of the horizon different between sunrise and sunset?</a></span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:12px"><a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/contents/news/%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%87%D9%8A-%D8... are the most rainy Arab capitals?</a></span></p>