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Les Archives de France, Paris. Post 1 of 2

26/07/2022

You can’t beat a beautiful Parisian interior and those at les Archives de France are no exception. Best thing is, they and the museum itself (in my next post) are free to visit!

The Hôtel de Soubise is in Le Marais. I was fortunate to go early in the day when no-one else was around (apart from firemen doing a safety check).

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Taken as I was leaving.. visitors have started to arrive.
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View from one of the windows
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The principal staircase
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with ceiling decoration

These apartments were decorated for Marie Sophie de Courcillon, the Princesse de Soubise around 1735-40 and are an exquisite example of Rococo.

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Gilded cornice detail
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Photo by Caroline Banks PIN IT
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The bed chamber
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More to follow regarding the museum contents.

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