Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild, Private mansion in 8th arrondissement of Paris, France.
Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild is a neoclassical private mansion at 11 rue Berryer, built in cream ashlar with a slate mansard roof, dormers, chimneys and a balustraded roofline. Its projecting central section is framed by paired pilasters, with round-arched ground-floor openings between columns and wrought-iron balconies above. A lower wing with a rounded corner and small dome sits at one side.
The mansion was built between 1872 and 1878 by architect Léon Ohnet and served as the residence of Adèle von Rothschild until 1922. The building is protected as a historical monument, preserving its role in Paris's past.
The mansion was left to the state on condition that it become a "Maison d'art" for exhibitions, artists' meetings, charity fairs and sales. Today it houses the Maison des Artistes, the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts and the Fondation Albert Gleizes, among other bodies. The garden of 4,000 m² is open to the public.
The building is open to the public for exhibitions and cultural events, offering large interior spaces and garden areas. Visitors should check ahead about current exhibitions since access is tied to the programming.
The fatal shot came during a literary salon held by the Association des écrivains combattants, not a book fair: Paul Gorgulov fired on 6 May 1932 and Paul Doumer died the next morning. In 1952 Vincent Auriol and Antoine Pinay unveiled a commemorative plaque here in his memory.
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