Historic Houses of Paris : Residences of the Ambassadors (9782080203878)

A unique glimpse inside a world of luxury, tradition, and splendor. Many historic homes in Paris serve as residences to foreign ambassadors; these historical sites are closed to the general public. From a seventeenth-century hôtel particulier, to a Belle Epoque palace, to a distinctively contemporary setting, each residence rivals the next in its beauty, art collection, and period furniture set against a backdrop of accomplished refinement. Alain Stella invites us over the threshold inside the most prestigious chancelleries and ambassador residences in Paris--from China and Peru to Egypt and Poland. Tapestries inspired by Goya's drawings grace the lavish salons at the Spanish residence. Jean Prouvé and Charlotte Perriand created a minimalist interior at the Japanese residence that evokes the refined style of a traditional Japanese home. The palace of Eugène de Beauharnais--home to the German ambassadors since 1818--retains its elaborate Empire style, intact since the time of Josephine. Superb photographs, specially commissioned for this book over the course of a year, divulge the secrets of these previously unpublished artistic and architectural treasures.

Product details

• Format Hardback | 376 pages
• Dimensions 195 x 270 x 38.1mm | 2,000g
• Publication date 28 Mar 2019
• Publisher Editions Flammarion
• Imprint Flammarion
• Publication City/Country Paris, France
• Language English
• Edition Revised
• Edition Statement Revised
• Illustrations note 250 Illustrations, color
• ISBN10 2080203878
• ISBN13 9782080203878
• Bestsellers rank 624,046

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