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Ancien hôtel de Biron ou ancien hôtel du Maine, actuellement musée Rodin

Paris 7e Arrondissement, Paris, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Ancien hôtel et ses jardins : classement par arrêté du 12 juin 1926
Protection dates
1926/06/12 : classé MH
Type
hôtel
Main period of construction
2e quart 18e siècle
Dates
1728
Architect or builder
Gabriel Jacques-Ange, ou, Gabriel Ange-Jacques (architecte)
Ownership
propriété de l'État
Address
77 rue de Varenne
Commune
Paris 7e Arrondissement
Département
Paris
Region
Île-de-France
Country
France
Coordinates
48.85475, 2.31591
Mérimée reference
PA00088697

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1705 map "Huitieme Plan de Paris, Divise en Ses Vingt Quartiers." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Edifice élevé en 1729 par Jean Aubert qui s'inspira des dessins de Jacques-Jules Gabriel. Le site comprenait un enclos continu, un double hémicycle et deux pavillons. La cour d'honneur surplombait une basse-cour ouest et un labyrinthe à l'est. L'ensemble était complété par des cuisines et des communs d'un côté, et un petit hôtel de l'autre. En 1912, l'ensemble a subi des destructions.

English translation

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Building erected in 1729 by Jean Aubert who was inspired by drawings by Jacques-Jules Gabriel. The site included a continuous enclosure, a double hemicycle and two pavilions. The courtyard of honour overlooked a western farmyard and a labyrinth to the east. The ensemble was completed by kitchens and outbuildings on one side, and a small hotel on the other. In 1912, the ensemble suffered destructions.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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