Hôtel d'Espinoy, Private mansion in Place des Vosges, Paris, France.
The Hôtel d'Espinoy is a private mansion at 28 place des Vosges in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris, on the north side of the square between the Pavillon de la Reine and the Hôtel de Tresmes. Its red brick facade alternates with pale stone blocks framing the windows; a steep dark slate roof carries dormer windows and tall stone chimneys. Two rows of tall rectangular windows with white frames sit above a continuous black iron balcony railing, and three large arched openings form an arcade at street level behind a black iron fence and gate.
The building dates to the early phase of Place des Vosges, a residential square conceived under King Henry IV in the early 17th century. It received official protection as a classified historical monument in 1984 and has been among the protected structures on this famous square ever since.
The mansion takes its name from the noble d'Espinoy family, for whom it was built in the early 17th century. It stands at no. 28 on the north side of Place des Vosges, between the Pavillon de la Reine and the Hôtel de Tresmes. The red brick facade with pale stone framing around the windows follows the square's uniform design.
The mansion is at 28 place des Vosges, on the north side of the square, between the Pavillon de la Reine and the hôtel de Tresmes. The facade, with its red brick, pale stone window surrounds and ground-level arcade, is seen from the public square; the building itself is private. Enter the square on foot from rue des Francs-Bourgeois or rue de Turenne.
The Hôtel d'Espinoy is one of the two neighbours of the Pavillon de la Reine on the north side of Place des Vosges: the two were classified together as monuments historiques in 1984, so the listing covers the pair rather than the mansion alone. Its red brick and pale stone facade, with three arched openings at street level, faces the square's garden.
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