Hôtel Marchand, Private mansion in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France

Hôtel Marchand stands at 15 place des Vosges, on the square's west side between the Dyel des Hameaux and Chabannes mansions, with a second entrance at 16 rue de Turenne. Its facade alternates bands of light stone and reddish brick across three levels of tall multi-paned windows, under a steep dark roof with three dormer windows. A continuous iron balcony railing runs across four windows, and a plaque below it reads 13.

The mansion dates from the early 1600s, when the Place des Vosges was first laid out as a new residential square for wealthy Parisians. It was protected as a historic monument in the 1950s, first inscribed in 1953 and then classified in 1955.

The building carries the number 13 on a small plaque below the balcony, while its official address is 15 place des Vosges and 16 rue de Turenne. It stands between the Hôtel Dyel des Hameaux and the Hôtel de Chabannes on the west side of the square, so the numbering along the row does not follow the street address.

You can view the building from the square at any time, since the interior is closed to the public. Walking around the arcades gives a clear view of the facade without needing to enter private property.

The staircase, not the facade, was the first element protected, inscribed as a monument historique in 1953; the facade, roofs and vaulted gallery on the square followed in 1955. The building stands at 15 place des Vosges and 16 rue de Turenne, between the Hôtel Dyel des Hameaux and the Hôtel de Chabannes.