POWER OF ATTORNEY

      Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Stephen A. Schwarzman, Hamilton E. James, J. Tomilson Hill,
Bennett J. Goodman, Jonathan D. Gray, Michael S. Chae, Joan Solotar, John G.
Finley and Tabea Y. Hsi, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:


(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as an officer and/or director of Blackstone Group Management L.L.C., a Delaware
limited liability company (the "General Partner") and the general partner of The
Blackstone Group L.P. (the "Partnership"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules thereunder;


(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5,
complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such
form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or
similar authority; and


(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.


      The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the General Partner or the Partnership assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, or the rules thereunder.


      This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned, after becoming subject to the requirements to file Forms 3, 4 and 5
with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in any equity
security or derivative security relating to the Partnership (whether or not
issued by the Partnership), ceases to be subject to those requirements, unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.


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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 22nd day of February, 2018.


/s/ William G. Parrett
______________________
  William G. Parrett