Heritage Days 2024: visit the Paris Court of Appeal

This important part of the judicial system is located on theIle de la Cité, in the Palais de Justice in Paris: the Paris Court of Appeal is opening its doors to visitors and the curious on the occasion of the new edition of the Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days). This September 21, 2024, come and discover it thanks to guided tours organized all afternoon within the building.

The role of the Court of Appeal (not to be confused with the Paris Administrative Court of Appeal, which also takes part in the JEP) is to re-examine a first-instance judgment, and to validate or modify the legal decision. The Paris Court of Appeal covers the departments of Paris, Seine-et-Marne, Yonne, Essonne, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne, and handles some 65,000 cases a year.

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This site, located in the heart of the capital, can therefore be visited exceptionally during the Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days). Each year, this event offers us the opportunity to discover little-known places or those closed to the public, such as ministries, courts, backstage areas of department stores or theaters, hidden historical curiosities...

To mark the occasion, the various sites are organizing special events and tours. Find out what's in store at the Paris Court of Appeal.

On the program for these Heritage Days at the Paris Court of Appeal:

• Guided tour of the Paris Court of Appeal
  Saturday, September 21, 2:00 p.m.
  

  The Paris Court of Appeal opens its large and small doors to you.
  Visitors, in small groups, can discover the galleries of the Palais de Justice, some of the courtrooms and the offices of the heads of court, in the heart of the Ile de la Cité.
  Throughout your visit, which lasts around 1h30, curious young and old alike will discover the history of the Palais, its secrets and anecdotes, as well as two exhibitions.
  Magistrates, court clerks and magistrates' assistants will be your guides, sharing their professions and missions.

  
  
  

Are you interested in the world of justice? Discover the other institutions opening their doors to the public during the Journées du Patrimoine in Paris and the Île-de-France region.

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