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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.
Noordeinde 66, the pied-à-terre of Princess Beatrix in The Hague. A pied-à-terre (French pronunciation: [pje.t‿a tɛʁ], plural: pieds-à-terre; French for "foot on the ground") is a small living unit, e.g., apartment or condominium, often located in a large city and not used as an individual's primary residence.
The pièce de la vaisselle d'or (1789 plan #9) – originally the premier salon de la petite galerie – formed part of the appartement de Madame Adélaïde. [7] Under Louis XVI, the pièce de la vaisselle d’or was where the King kept his collection of rare porcelains and curiosities, many received as diplomatic gifts (Verlet 1985, p. 526)
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N o. 71: Boniface de Castellane (1867-1932) lived in this house between 1918 and 1921. [42] N o. 75: Hôtel de Lannion, at the far end of the plot, built in 1742-1744 for Jean Charles Hocquart, by architect Jean Damun; it is similar to the adjoining hôtel at 78, rue de l'Université, built for the same client. The two hotels face each other ...
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