French Ministry of Magic Headquarters

The headquarters of the Ministry of Magic are located underground, below Paris, France.

Description
The French Ministry of Magic headquarters is a a great art nouveau building full of light with a magically glass roof. The dome depicts beasts within star constellations. Among the beasts are Graphorn, Demiguise, Mooncalf, Occamy, dragon, Murtlap, Niffler, Hippogriff, and Streeler. The walls are mostly made of glass framed by what appeared to be green steel shaped in long, sinuous lines typical of art nouveau. Behind one of these walls was a heavy bronze reception desk, while in the center of the room were rows of tall green-and-gold cabinets, with narrow, individually numbered drawers. The second floor has an incredibly sloped landing, and another glass-lined room with offices labeled “Les Archiving Ancêtres.” The desks had an array of stationery and work equipment, including circular ticker tapes that fly off like snakes and silver metal quills. The archives are also located within the headquarters.

Behind the scenes

 * Martin Foley recalls, “The French Ministry was really difficult. It’s a curved balcony and steel and glass. […] Engineering[-]wise, there'[re] a lot of calculations.”