Posted by Johan
on 16/10/2009, 23:08:10, in reply to "Danish Royal dinner in Paris"
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What is it with the Dutch foreign office? Once again getting rid of a prime location for our embassy.
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: In today's Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant a
: nice article (plus 4 beautiful photos of the
: interior) is published about The Hôtel des
: Ambassadeurs de Hollande in Paris (Marais).
: It is said that two months ago the Queen of
: Denmark hosted a dinner here (according to
: the manager). The beautiful palazzo is for
: sale now (est. price 31 million euros). Last
: owner: Paul-Louis Weiller...
: I wonder: is this the p(a)lace in which the
: Danish (and Luxembourg's Sybilla?) royal
: family still can use some rooms "when
: in Paris" or is that a different place
: in the same Marais neighbourhood.
: It must be one of the most beautiful places
: in Paris. It's also known as Hôtel Amelot
: de Bisseuil.
:
: A litte bit of history:
:
: The Hôtel des Ambassadeurs de Hollande was
: designed by the architect Cottard in the
: 17th Century for the Viscount of Bisseuil,
: Maître des Requêtes (Master of Petitions) to
: Louis XIV. It is located on the site of the
: former Hôtel de Rieux in front of which the
: Duke Louis of Orléans was assassinated in
: 1401 by Jean sans Peur's men. The mansion
: takes it name from the fact that Marcus
: Guitton, chaplain of the Embassy of Holland
: resided here between 1720 and 1727.
: Beaumarchais also lived here from 1776 where
: he wrote the Marriage of Figaro. The
: building has a magnificent portal decorated
: with masks and allegories. The pediment of
: the edifice still carries the letters A and
: B, monogram of its first resident Amelot de
: Bisseuil.
:
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