Introduction to the Palais Rohan: Palais Rohan is now the seat of the Bordeaux City Hall. It was originally the home of Ferdinand Maximilien, Archbishop of Bordeaux. Mériadec de Rohan's palace. The name of the Rohan Palace also comes from the name of this archbishop. Archbishop Ferdinand Maximilian Meliadec de Rohan ordered the construction of this palace to begin in 1771. The palace took 13 years to complete. Although the Rohan Palace is named after Rohan, Archbishop Rohan never lived in this palace for a day.