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Marais and the Bastille : Mansions

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Top 10 Mansions

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  • 1. Hôtel de Coulanges

    This mansion boasts beautiful early 18th-century architecture, although the right wing dates from the early 1600s.

  • 2. Hôtel Aubert de Fontenay

    Built in 1656–9 for Aubert de Fontenay, a salt-tax collector, this mansion was restored in 1986 to provide a home for the Musée Picasso.

  • 3. Hôtel Guénégaud

    Designed by the architect François Mansart in the mid-17th century, this splendid mansion now houses a Hunting Museum.

  • 4. Hôtel de Beauvais

    The young Mozart performed at this 17th-century mansion. Notice the balcony decorated with goats’ heads.

  • 5. Hôtel de Sully

    This 17th-century mansion was home to the Duc de Sully, chief minister to Henri IV. It now forms part of the Jeu de Paume.

  • 6. Hôtel de Sens

    One of Paris’s few medieval mansions. Henri IV’s wife Marguerite of Valois lived here after their divorce. Now a fine arts library.

  • 7. Hôtel de St-Aignan

    The plain exterior hides an enormous mansion within. It is now the Museum of Jewish Art and History.

  • 8. Hôtel de Soubise

    Along with the adjacent Hôtel de Rohan, this 17th-century mansion houses the national archives.

  • 9. Hôtel de Lamoignon

    Built in 1584 for the daughter of Henri II. Note the Greek-style pediment.

  • 10. Hôtel de Marle

    This beautiful 16th-century mansion houses the Swedish Cultural Centre.

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