The Hôtel de Boisgelin, a.k.a. Hôtel de La Rochefoucauld-Doudeauville, is a

hôtel particulier An ''hôtel particulier'' () is a grand townhouse, comparable to the British townhouse or mansion. Whereas an ordinary ''maison'' (house) was built as part of a row, sharing party walls with the houses on either side and directly fronting on a s ...

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, France. It houses the Italian embassy in France. It has been listed since 1926 as a '' monument historique'' by the

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. Hôtel de la Rochefoucauld-Doudeauville ou de Boisgelin

Location

The Hôtel de Boisgelin is located at 47-49 on the

Rue de Varenne ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of '' Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bl ...

in the 7th arrondissement of Paris.L’Ambassade d’Italie à Paris. Hôtel de la Rochefoucauld Doudeauville
''La Tribune de l'Art'',

History

The hôtel particulier as built in 1732 for Gérard Heusch de Janvry, a Secretary to the King of France. It was designed by French architect Jean-Sylvain Cartaud. It is home to the Italian embassy in France.

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Boisgelin (Rue de Varenne, Paris) Buildings and structures in the 7th arrondissement of Paris Monuments historiques of Paris Houses completed in 1732 1732 establishments in France

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