The former Paris stock exchange, commissioned by Napoleon and designed by the architect Brongniart: 4,000 m² of event space around a nave 28 metres high under its glass roof, two auditoriums and ten meeting rooms, operated by GL events.
| Address | Place de la Bourse, 75002 Paris |
| Operator | GL events; the building belongs to the City of Paris |
| Event space | 4,000 m² |
| Auditoriums | Two, of 594 and 99 seats |
| Meeting rooms | 10 |
| Gala dinner | Up to 1,000 guests |
| Cocktail | Up to 2,000 guests |
| Nave | 28 metres high under the glass roof |
| Entrances | 3 independent entrances, allowing simultaneous events |
| History | First stone laid in 1808; home of the Paris stock exchange until 1998 |
| Public transport | Bourse (metro 3), Grands Boulevards (metro 8 and 9) |
Sources: Palais Brongniart and GL events, checked on 17 September 2026. Capacities are maxima for the whole building; figures per room and layout must be confirmed with the venue.
Few buildings express the idea of a financial capital as clearly as the Palais Brongniart. Built under Napoleon and home to the Paris stock exchange for nearly two centuries, it now hosts conferences, conventions, launches and galas in a neoclassical setting that combines a monumental nave, two auditoriums and a network of salons over several levels.
Conferences and conventions of up to about 600 participants in the larger, 594-seat auditorium, followed by a cocktail or a dinner in the nave; gala dinners of up to 1,000 guests; product launches and brand events that want a monumental, central address. Because it offers three independent entrances, the building can also host several events at the same time, which is useful for a programme combining a closed executive session and a larger public moment.
The nave, 28 metres high under its glass roof, is the heart of the evening programme, while the Grand Auditorium on the garden level serves plenary sessions and the salons on the upper floors, such as the Salon Napoléon, suit breakout meetings and private lunches. Plan the guest journey between levels carefully, and ask early which spaces are available on your date, since the venue hosts several hundred events a year.
For a congress with a larger plenary, compare the Palais des Congrès or the Maison de la Mutualité. Seated evening capacities are compared in our guide to gala dinner venues, and all congress venues in our guide to Paris convention and conference centres.
According to GL events, the building hosts gala dinners of up to 1,000 guests and cocktails of up to 2,000, across 4,000 m² of event space, with two auditoriums of 594 and 99 seats.
Yes. Built under Napoleon, whose first stone was laid in 1808, it housed the Paris stock exchange until 1998.
GL events operates the venue; the building belongs to the City of Paris.
By metro to Bourse (line 3) or Grands Boulevards (lines 8 and 9).