Château de la Muette, Royal château in 16th arrondissement, France
The Château de la Muette stands near the Bois de Boulogne, featuring architecture from the 1920s designed by Lucien Hesse for Henri de Rothschild.
Three different castles occupied this location since the Renaissance, with the first being a hunting lodge transformed for Princess Marguerite de Valois in the 16th century.
The castle grounds witnessed the first human flight in a hot air balloon by the Montgolfier brothers on November 21, 1783.
The château currently functions as the headquarters of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, located on rue André-Pascal in Paris.
The name 'Muette' derives from medieval French hunting terminology, referring either to a pack of deerhounds or the molting period of hunting hawks.
Location: 16th arrondissement of Paris
Architects: Jacques Gabriel, Lucien Hesse
GPS coordinates: 48.86139,2.26944
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:38
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