TEC4727079: The Musee Carnavalet, 23 rue de Sevigne, Paris 75003. Architect: Nicolas Dupuis in 1548-1560 and rehabilitated in 1660 by Francois Mansart. Dedicated to the history of Paris, this grand museum has occupied two adjoining hotels since 1991: Hotel Carnavalet, one of the most beautiful hotels of the Parisian Renaissance and Hotel Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau, built in the 18th century. In 1660, Francois Mansart was commissioned to expand and modernize it. In the foreground is the Victory Court with French gardens. Photograph 1992. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4727161: The Musee Carnavalet, 23 rue de Sevigne, Paris 75003. Architect: Nicolas Dupuis in 1548-1560 and rehabilitated in 1660 by Francois Mansart. Dedicated to the history of Paris, this grand museum has occupied two adjoining hotels since 1991: Hotel Carnavalet, one of the most beautiful hotels of the Parisian Renaissance and Hotel Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau, built in the 18th century. In 1660, Francois Mansart was commissioned to expand and modernize it. In the foreground is the Victory Court with French gardens. Photograph 1992. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4727238: The Musee Carnavalet, 23 rue de Sevigne, Paris 75003. Architect: Nicolas Dupuis in 1548-1560 and rehabilitated in 1660 by Francois Mansart. Dedicated to the history of Paris, this grand museum has occupied two adjoining hotels since 1991: Hotel Carnavalet, one of the most beautiful hotels of the Parisian Renaissance and Hotel Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau, built in the 18th century. In 1660, Francois Mansart was commissioned to expand and modernize it. In the foreground is the Victory Court with French gardens. Photograph 1992. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4727281: The Musee Carnavalet, 23 rue de Sevigne, Paris 75003. Architect: Nicolas Dupuis in 1548-1560 and rebuilt in 1660 by Francois Mansart. Entrée du Musee Carnavalet, one of the most beautiful Renaissance realizations in Paris. The facade on the street leads to the Renaissance work portal, which is embraced in the architecture of Francois Mansart. The bas-reliefs of the portal are from the middle of the 17th century with the exception of the eardrum, a little later. Photograph 1992. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4727312: The Musee Carnavalet, 23 rue de Sevigne, Paris 75003. Architect: Nicolas Dupuis in 1548-1560 and rebuilt in 1660 by Francois Mansart. The court of honor since 1890 serves as the frame for the bronze statue of Louis XIV made by A.Coysevox in 1689, formerly in the Court of the City Hall. The body of the main house keeps its meneau windows and the bas-reliefs are attributed to Jean Goujon.Photograph 1992. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4728134: The desert of Retz to Chambourcy (Parc et jardin de Chambourcy) Desert de Retz, les Yvelines, Ile de France (Ile-de-France), France. The Desert de Retz, created between 1774 and 1789 by Monsieur de Monville, with pavilions of manure or factories of rare species to achieve the absolute of grace of that period. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4728172: The desert of Retz to Chambourcy (Parc et jardin de Chambourcy) Desert de Retz, les Yvelines, Ile de France (Ile-de-France), France. The Desert de Retz, created between 1774 and 1789 by Monsieur de Monville, with pavilions of manure or factories of rare species to achieve the absolute of grace of that period. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4728222: The desert of Retz to Chambourcy (Parc et jardin de Chambourcy) Desert de Retz, les Yvelines, Ile de France (Ile-de-France), France. The Desert de Retz, created between 1774 and 1789 by Monsieur de Monville, with pavilions of manure or factories of rare species to achieve the absolute of grace of that period. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4728275: The desert of Retz to Chambourcy (Parc et jardin de Chambourcy) Desert de Retz, les Yvelines, Ile de France (Ile-de-France), France. The Desert de Retz, created between 1774 and 1789 by Monsieur de Monville, with pavilions of manure or factories of rare species to achieve the absolute of grace of that period. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4728288: The desert of Retz to Chambourcy (Parc et jardin de Chambourcy) Desert de Retz, les Yvelines, Ile de France (Ile-de-France), France. The Desert de Retz, created between 1774 and 1789 by Monsieur de Monville, with pavilions of manure or factories of rare species to achieve the absolute of grace of that period. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4734107: Parc de Bagatelle, Paris 75016. The result of a bet between Marie-Antoinette and the Comte d'Artois, who had acquired the estate in 1775, this trifle miraculously emerged from the earth in sixty-four days! The park was designed by Belanger and realized by Thomas Blaikie, in a typical Anglo-Chinese style of that period. / Bridgeman Images