Nancy

Palais de Government

Once the former residence of the governor of Lorraine, this Gothic structure is flanked by semi-circular arcades at the far end of the elegant tree-lined square of the Place de la Carriére. In the adjacent Parc de la Pépiniére is the Rodin statue of the Nancy-born artist, Claude Lorraine.

Strasbourg

The European Parliament building and the European court of Human Rights are situated in the Palais de l’Europe on the east side of town near to the University.