Hotel Radix de Sainte-Foix
The Hôtel Radix de Sainte-Foix is a Hôtel particulier in the 9th arrondissement of Paris . The building, built in the 18th century, is located 1-3, rue de Caumartin / 2, boulevard de la Madeleine.
history
The Hôtel Radix de Sainte-Foix was built in 1779 according to the plans of the architect André Aubert († 1784) for the tax farmer Charles Marin-Delahaye. In 1780, Maximilien Radix de Sainte-Foix (1736–1810), who was Surintendant des Finances des Ancien Régime , moved into the building that is named after him today. From 1789 Mirabeau lived in the Hôtel Radix de Sainte-Foix.
architecture
The Hôtel Radix de Sainte-Foix consists of a round building facing the Boulevard de la Madeleine and two adjoining structures that enclose an inner courtyard. Their facades facing the street are decorated with garlands . The rotunda is decorated with allegorical reliefs depicting the music. The wall paneling and the ceiling decorations have been preserved on the first floor of the rotunda . Although the rotunda now houses an interior decoration shop, the old structure was not destroyed.
ceiling
Decoration with monogram
Wall paneling monogram
Relief over the door
literature
- Jean Colson, Marie-Christine Lauroa (eds.): Dictionnaire des Monuments de Paris , Paris 2003 (1st edition 1992), ISBN 2-84334-001-2 , p. 620.
Web links
Coordinates: 48 ° 52 ′ 12.8 " N , 2 ° 19 ′ 40.5" E