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The Hôtel Matignon (French: Hôtel de Matignon, pronounced [otɛl də matiɲɔ̃]) is the official residence of the Prime Minister of France. It is located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, at 57 Rue de Varenne. The name Matignon is often used as a metonym for the governmental action of the French prime minister. [1]
Perrin lived there until 1729, and in 1736 his heirs sold it to the munitioner and Receiver General of Alsace, Jean Fauste de Batailhe de Francès. [1] It became the Hôtel d'Affry in 1787. [2] From 1842 to 1843, it was the Texas embassy. By treaty of 1839, France had become the first nation to recognize the Republic of Texas (1836–1845). [3]
Allermoz-Wallez (Sylvie), « L’hôtel de Villeroy », dans Le Faubourg Saint-Germain : rue de l'université, Paris, Délégation à l’Action artistique de la Ville de Paris, Société d’Histoire et d’Archéologie du 7 e arrondissement, 1987, pp. 29–31.
The next morning, 14 July 1789, the two cannon from the Hotel de la Marine fired the first shots at the Bastille, launching the French Revolution. [8] As the Revolution grew, the King was forced to move with his family from Versailles to Paris in October 1789, to the Tuileries Palace. Some of his valuable possessions were moved to the Conciergerie.
The Place Beauvau (English: Beauvau Square) is a public square in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, at the intersection of the Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré, the Avenue de Marigny, the Rue des Saussaies and the Rue de Miromesnil. It is located in the La Madeleine neighbourhood, next to the Élysée Palace.
Texas's Eiffel Tower is a landmark in the city of Paris, Texas. The tower was constructed in 1993. The tower was constructed in 1993. It is a scale model of the Eiffel Tower in Paris , France ; at 65 feet in height, it is roughly one-sixteenth of the height of the original.
The Quai d'Orsay (/ ˌ k eɪ d ɔːr ˈ s eɪ / KAY dor-SAY, French: [ke dɔʁsɛ] ⓘ) is a quay in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It is part of the left bank of the Seine opposite the Place de la Concorde. [1] It becomes the Quai Anatole-France east of the Palais Bourbon, and the Quai Branly west of the Pont de l'Alma.
The Hôtel Beauharnais (French: [otɛl boaʁnɛ]) is a historic hôtel particulier, a type of large French townhouse, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It was designed by architect Germain Boffrand. [1] Its construction was completed in 1714. [1] By 1803, the structure was purchased by Eugène de Beauharnais, [1] who had it rebuilt in an ...