TheElyseePalaceinFranceenjoysequalpopularityintheworldwiththeBuckinghamPalaceintheUnitedKingdomtheKremlininRussiaaswellastheWhiteHouseintheU.S.ItistheresidenceofthepresidentoftheFrenchRepublicandthesymbolofthesupremeauthorityinFrance.
TheElyseepalacewithanareaof11000squaremetresisattheeasternendoftheChampsElyseeinthecityofParisproperandbackedbyalargeandpeacefulgardenofmorethantwentythousandsquaremetres.Itsmainbuildingquitehandsomeandgracefulisatwo-storyclassicalstonearchitectureofEuropeanstyleandbesideitaretwosidebuildingsfacingeachotherandwithanextensiverectangularcourtyardinthemiddle.Therearealtogether369hallsandroomsofdifferentsizes.
TheElyseePalacebuiltin1718hasalinghistoryofcloseto300yearstodate.Thishousewasatfirstaprivateresidenceofacountnamedd’EvreausoitwascalledHoteld’Evreau.Ithadlatergonethroughmanychangesanditsownershadbeenchangedformanytimesbutalltheresidentsinitweredistinguishedpersonsandhighofficials.ThehousewasrenamedBonaparteMansionwhenitwasownedbyLouisXVandLouisXVIsuccessivelywhentheyactedasemperors.NapoleonIsignedhisactofabdicationherewhenhehadsuffereddefeatintheBattleofWaterlooin1815.NopoleonIIImovedinthe Mansionin1848whenhewaselectedpresidentandthehousebecameaRoyalPalacewhenhedeclaredhimselfasemperor.TheThirdFrenchRepublicissuedadecreein1873appointingofficiallytheElyseePalaceastheresidencepresidentoftheFrenchRepublic.OverthehundredyearssincethenalmostallthepresidentoftheFrenchRepublicworkedandlivedthere.Startingfrom1989theElyseePalaceisopentothepubliceveryyearinSeptemberontheFrenchCastlesDay.
【小题1】ThenumberofthebuildingsoftheElyseePalaceis______.