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The hôtel particulier was not built by the Duc de Lauzun whose name it bears, but by a wealthy financier, Charles Gruyn des Bordes, [2] the son of an inn-keeper grown rich from his trade and richer still, according to at least one pamphleteer, [3] through speculation enabled by his title as general commissioner of cavalry during the civil disorders of the Fronde.
Monographs have been published on some outstanding Parisian hôtels particuliers.; The classic photographic survey, now a rare book found only in large art libraries, is the series Les Vieux Hotels de Paris by J. Vacquer, published in the 1910s and 1920s, which takes Paris quarter by quarter and which illustrates many hôtels particuliers that were demolished during the 20th century.
Bormes-les-Mimosas (French pronunciation: [bɔʁm le mimoza]; Occitan: Bòrmas dei Mimòsas) is a commune in the Var department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, southeastern France. It has a Mediterranean climate. Bormes-les-Mimosas is a city in bloom and won the 2003 Gold Medal awarded by the Entente Florale.
Jean de l'Ours. An artist's visualization with bear's ears. [a]Jean de l'Ours (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ də luʁs]) [b] or John the Bear, [1] John of the Bear, [2] John-of-the-Bear, [3] John Bear, is the leading character in the French folktale Jean de l'Ours classed as Type 301B [c] in the Aarne–Thompson system; it can also denote any tale of this type.
Since 1900, Les Hôtels Baverez has been managed by the same family. The group operates three 5-star establishments in Paris . Constant Baverez was an associate of Léonard Tauber, founder of the Regina (1900), Majestic (1908), and Raphael (1925).
The Hotel Negresco is a hotel and site of the restaurant Le Chantecler, located on the Promenade des Anglais [1] on the Baie des Anges in Nice, France. It was named after Henri Negresco (1868–1920), who had the palatial hotel constructed in 1912. [ 2 ]
The Hôtel de Sully was built, with gardens and an orangery, between 1624 and 1630, for the wealthy financier Mesme Gallet. The building is usually attributed to the architect Jean Androuet du Cerceau. [2] The site was chosen to give access to the Place Royale - today the Place des Vosges. The Marais was then an especially fashionable area for ...
Saint-Ours (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿uʁs]; Auvergnat: Sent Ors) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. See also [ edit ]