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Hôtel de Besenval
Hôtel particulier in Paris, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hôtel de Besenval is a historic hôtel particulier in Paris with a cour d'honneur and a large English landscape garden, an architectural style commonly known as entre cour et jardin – meaning a residence between the courtyard in front of the building and the garden behind it. The building is listed as a historical monument by decree of 20 October 1928. It houses the Embassy of the Swiss Confederation and the residence of the Swiss ambassador to France since 1938. The residence is named after its most famous former owner, Pierre Victor, Baron de Besenval de Brunstatt.[1]
"The Hôtel de Besenval, the beautiful Swiss embassy in Paris."
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Hôtel de Besenval | |
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![]() Main entrance of the Embassy of the Swiss Confederation and the residence of the Swiss ambassador to France | |
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Type | Hôtel particulier |
Address | 142 Rue de Grenelle |
Town or city | Paris |
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Construction started | 1704 |
Completed | 1866 (corps de logis enlarged with another floor and an attic with a comble à la Mansart) |
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Architect(s) | Pierre-Alexis Delamair and Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart |
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