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Histoire de Paris

Hôtel de Tallevrand-Périgord
Construit en 1767 par Chalgrin sur les plans de Gabriel, cet hôtel eut pour premier propriétaire Louis Phélippeaux, duc de la Vrillière, comte de Saint-Florentin, ministre de Louis XV. Après sa mort, en 1777, il appartint au duc de Fitz-James, descendant du roi d’Angleterre Jacques II ,puis à la princesse de Salm-Salm avant de devenir pour un an, en 1792, l’ambassade de la République de Venise. Transformé en manufacture de salpêtre sous la Révolution, le bâtiment fut acquis par le marquis d’Hervas, qui le céda en 1812 à Talleyrand.

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A la chute de l’Empire, en avril 1814, le diplomate y hébergea le tsar Alexandre 1er. En 1838, l’hôtel devint la possessionde la famille de Rothschild, qui le vendit en 1950 aux Etats-Unis d’Amérique.

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 plaque describes the house where noblemen and other dignitaries lived, and it was named because Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, French Prime Minister and French Ambassador to Great Britain lived there

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

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

On the wall of the house is the plaque indicating the fact that Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand lived there Click for sign's details

The house is designated as a French historical heritage site

Translation of the text on the sign:

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History of Paris

Talleyrand-Périgord house
Built in 1767 by Chalgrin to designs by Gabriel, this hotel was first owned by Louis Phélippeaux, Duke of La Vrillière, Count of Saint-Florentin, minister of Louis XV. After his death, in 1777, it belonged to the Duke of Fitz-James, descendant of the King of England James II, then to the Princess of Salm-Salm before becoming for one year, in 1792, the embassy of the Republic of Venice. Transformed into a saltpeter factory during the Revolution, the building was acquired by the Marquis d’Hervas, who sold it in 1812 to Talleyrand.

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At the fall of the Empire, in April 1814, the diplomat hosted Tsar Alexander I there. In 1838, the hotel became the possession of the Rothschild family, who sold it in 1950 to the United States of America.