Sainte-Avoye in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Hôtel de Saint-Aignan
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Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 2, 2024
1. Hôtel de Saint-Aignan Marker
La façade sur cour est structurée par un ensemble de pilastres colossaux d'ordre corinthien encadrant de grandes baies, et le côté gauche habille de fausses fenêtres l'ancien rempart de Philippe-Auguste. Michel-Etienne Turgot, prévôt des Marchands et son fils Anne, futur ministre de Louis XVI, y habitèrent. Très défiguré à Révolution, il fut transformé en mairie d'arrondissement de 1795 à 1823.
Built by the architect Pierre Le Muet, from 1645 to 1650, for Claude de Mesmes, Count of Avaux, negotiator of the Peace of Westphalia and superintendent of finances, it was enlarged in 1691 for Paul de Beauvillier, the governor of the three grandsons of Louis XIV, son-in-law of Colbert.
The courtyard façade is structured by a set of colossal Corinthian pilasters framing large
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Histoire de Paris series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1645.
Location. 48° 51.654′ N, 2° 21.332′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Sainte-Avoye. It is on Rue du Temple, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 71 Rue du Temple, Paris, Île-de-France 75003, France. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony and also the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hôtel de Montmor (within shouting distance of this marker); Gassendi (within shouting distance of this marker); Anne Frank (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Jardin Anne-Frank (2007) (about 90 meters away); Hôtel de Soubise (about 150 meters away); Jean Le Rond d'Alambert (about 150 meters away); Edmond Louis Alexis Dubois-Crance (about 150 meters away); Hôtel d’Hallwyll (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
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1. Hôtel de Saint-Aignan (Wikipedia)
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 2, 2024
2. Hôtel de Saint-Aignan Marker - wide view
The building now houses the Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme (mahJ).
The Hôtel de Saint-Aignan, originally the Hôtel d'Avaux, is a 17th-century hôtel particulier, located at 71 Rue de Temple, in the 3rd arrondissement and the Marais district of Paris. It was constructed 1644–1650 to the designs of the architect Pierre Le Muet for Cardinal Mazarin's Superintendent of Finances, Claude de Mesmes, Comte d'Avaux, and later purchased by Paul de Beauvilliers, Duc de Saint-Aignan, who added the grand staircase. It is now the home of the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme.(Submitted on November 18, 2024.)
2. The Hôtel d'Avaux (1644-1650) (mahJ). Excerpt:
The mansion was confiscated by the Revolutionary authorities in 1792 and became the seat of Paris’s seventh municipality in 1795, and of the seventh arrondissement until 1823. It was subsequently divided into commercial premises of all kinds and storeys and mezzanine floors were added. After its purchase by Paris City Hall in 1962 and its listing as a historic monument in 1963, its gradual restoration, with lengthy interruptions, took more than twenty-five years. With the exception of the 1690 additions and a few errors (skylights on the courtyard side, first-floor ceiling lower than the window arches), the mansion’s restoration and the reconstruction of its staircase and roofs,(Submitted on November 18, 2024.)completed in 1998, did much to restore the original splendour of one of the finest Parisian examples of the serene classicism known as Atticism during Anne of Austria’s regency.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 2, 20243. Hôtel de Saint-Aignan Marker - courtyard
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Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 2, 2024
4. Hôtel de Saint-Aignan Door Knocker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 215 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 18, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
