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Histoire de Paris

Hôtel de Rohan
Frère jumeau de l’hôtel de Soubise, il a été construit de 1705 à 1708 par Delamair pour le premier des quatre cardinaux de Rohan à l’avoir habité. Sa décoration extérieure est plus modeste que celle de son voisin, et sa façade principale ouvre sur leur jardin commun. A la veille de la Révolution, le dernier des cardinaux de Rohan, dupé par deux aventuriers dans l’affaire du collier de la Reine, fut relégué dans son abbaye de la Chaise-Dieu. La cour des Ecuries s’orne d’un chef d’œeuvre de Robert le Lorrain: les chevaux d’Apollon.

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La décoration intérieure a beaucoup souffert, mais conserve le salon des singes, peint par Huet de 1749 à 1752: malgré le caractère profane de ces "chinoiseries", la pièce servait d’oratoire aux évêques de Strasbourg. Occupé par I’lmprimerie nationale de 1801 à 1925, l’hôtel est attribué aux Archives nationales en 1928.

One of the series of signs describing historical places in Paris. The signs were placed starting in 1992 and are also called sucettes Starck (Starck’s Lollipops) after Philippe Starck who designed them.

The sign describes Hôtel de Rohan together with Hôtel de Soubise Click for sign's details are now part of the National Archives
The house was designed by Pierre-Alexis Delamair
The house is noted as a historical heritage site of France

The place was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

The house illustration in the center of the sign is shown here at magnification Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:

[An illustration of a ship, symbolizing the symbol of Paris]

History of Paris

Rohan House
Twin brother of the Hôtel de Soubise, it was built from 1705 to 1708 by Delamair for the first of the four cardinals of Rohan to have lived there. Its exterior decoration is more modest than that of its neighbor, and its main facade opens onto their common garden. On the eve of the Revolution, the last of the cardinals of Rohan, duped by two adventurers in the affair of the Queen’s necklace, was relegated to his abbey of Chaise-Dieu. The stable courtyard is decorated with a masterpiece by Robert the Lorraine: the horses of Apollo.

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The interior decoration has suffered greatly, but the monkey room, painted by Huet from 1749 to 1752, remains: despite the profane nature of these "chinoiseries", the room served as an oratory for the bishops of Strasbourg. Occupied by the National Printing Office from 1801 to 1925, the hotel was assigned to the National Archives in 1928.