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Figure 29: Symmetrical, restrained motifs based on the antique designs characteristic of the early Neoclassical Louis XVI style: boudoir of Madame de Serilly, Hotel de Soubise, Paris, c. 1732.
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Hôtel de Soubise

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Figure 29: Symmetrical, restrained motifs based on the antique designs characteristic of the early Neoclassical Louis XVI style: boudoir of Madame de Serilly, Hotel de Soubise, Paris, c. 1732.
Figure 29: Symmetrical, restrained motifs based on the antique designs characteristic of the early Neoclassical Louis XVI style: boudoir of Madame de Serilly, Hotel de Soubise, Paris, c. 1732.

The Hôtel de Soubise is a historic city mansion in Paris, France, originally built for the prince and princess de Soubise. Architect Pierre-Alexis Delamair began its renovation in 1704, designing a large courtyard. Germain Boffrand later took over, handling the interior decorations in the Rococo style, which are considered among the finest in France.1

The mansion's interiors feature pale green paneling with plaster reliefs in the prince's salon, and a white and gilded princess's salon with mirrors and paintings by Charles Natoire depicting the story of Psyche. During the French Revolution, the building was given to the National Archives, and a Napoleonic decree in 1808 granted it to the state. Today, it houses the Museum of the History of France.12

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  1. 26 Historic Buildings to Visit the Next Time You’re in Paris - Hôtel de Soubise
  2. Paris - The Marais

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