Town hall of Paris 2nd arrondissement

[1] Architect Paul Lelong [fr] was responsible for the construction of Rue de la Banque, which was initiated in 1844.

He was also responsible for the construction of the public buildings which were to border it: the Hôtel du Timbre, the barracks of the Paris Guards, and the town hall, but he died unexpectedly in 1846.

Thus Girard, formerly a subordinate of Lelong, designed the town hall in 1847 and brought the works to completion in 1852.

For paintings, the winner was Georges Moreau de Tours who produced allegories of Marriage, Family, and Sacrifice for the Fatherland which were installed in 1882.

The former town hall of the 3rd arrondissement was designated as that of the newly created sector following a local referendum.