Hôtel de Marigny
The Hôtel de Marigny is a
Baron Gustave de Rothschild paid the Duchesse de Bauffremont
2,700,000 francs for two town houses, at 21 Avenue Marigny and 14 Rue du Cirque, with a total floorspace of approximately 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2).
In 1872, the Baron decided to combine the two buildings into a single property and to erect additional buildings on part of the site. On May 17, 1879, he acquired the town house at 13 Avenue Marigny. Extensive work was carried out on the site from 1873 onwards, lasting for nearly 10 years, under the direction of the Baron's architect, Alfred-Philibert Aldrophe.
Today, the Hôtel Marigny comprises a main building with one two-story wing at right angles, standing above a vast basement area for the domestic services. The main emphasis is on the monumental central part of the
Corinthian columns framing a bay window and two niches, bearing a frame and sculpted frontispiece
of the same provenance.
References
- Palais de l'Elysée [1] - Website of the Office of the French President
External links
Media related to Hôtel de Marigny at Wikimedia Commons
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