Prefecture hotel of Val-de-Marne, French Prefecture Hotel in Créteil, France.
The Hôtel de préfecture du Val-de-Marne is a seven-storey building by architect Daniel Badani on the edge of the artificial Lac de Créteil. Its long facade, over 100 metres, is banded horizontally: a pale strip at the top, rows of windows between dark lines, and orange-brown and darker brown panels. Two wings meet at an angle, and a lower glazed entrance section sits at the base behind trees.
The building was completed in 1971 and marked the development of Nouveau Créteil as the new administrative center of Val-de-Marne department. Its modern architecture symbolized the shift toward contemporary government structures in the post-war period.
The building functions as the administrative heart of the region and shows through its modern design how government offices moved away from traditional styles. It is where residents conduct their administrative business and where the department's operations take place.
The building sits near Créteil-Université metro station on Line 8, making it easy to reach by public transport. Visitors should check in advance which areas are open to the public since it operates as an active administrative center.
In the hall hangs a large tapestry by Georges Mathieu, replaced between November 2022 and late 2023 by a work by a contemporary artist for a temporary exhibition of Mathieu's works; the hall also holds a work by Bengt Olson. Facing the building stands Jean Cardot's aluminium-cast monument to the Resistance and Deportation, made 1973-1975 and nicknamed "l'œuf" for its round shape.
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