Palais des Ducs et des États de Bourgogne

Once home to Burgundy's powerful dukes, this monumental palace and its neoclassical façade overlook place de la Libération, old Dijon's magnificent, semicircular central square, laid out in 1686. The palace's eastern wing houses the outstanding Musée des Beaux-Arts, whose entrance is next to the Tour de Bar, a squat 14th-century tower that once served as a prison. The remainder of the palace houses municipal offices.