Hôtel du 2 rue de Presbourg, Private mansion in 16th arrondissement, Paris, France.
The Hôtel du 2 rue de Presbourg is a cream-coloured stone corner building by Jacques Ignace Hittorff, its two facades meeting at a chamfered corner where street signs read "2" and "RUE DE PRESBOURG". The ground floor is rusticated with tall arched openings; above, smooth stone storeys carry rows of rectangular windows, some with iron-railed balconies, between fluted pilasters. A dark grey mansard roof with dormer windows and a decorative cornice tops it.
Designed by architect Jacques Ignace Hittorff in the 19th century, this mansion forms part of the prestigious Hôtels des maréchaux collection, originally constructed to house high-ranking military officials and distinguished government guests during Paris's period of urban beautification.
The building stands on the corner where the rue de Presbourg meets the place de l'Étoile, and its chamfered corner carries the street signs "2" and "RUE DE PRESBOURG". It belongs to the Hôtels des maréchaux, the mansions Hittorff designed around the place de l'Étoile under the July Monarchy for the marshals of France.
The mansion stands on the chamfered corner where rue de Presbourg meets the avenue, its entrance marked by the small street signs reading "2" and "RUE DE PRESBOURG". It is a private building, not open to visitors; the facades and mansard roof are seen from the public pavement and from the nearby Place Charles de Gaulle. The nearest metro access is at Charles de Gaulle–Étoile.
The chamfered corner carries two small street plaques reading "2" and "RUE DE PRESBOURG", set into the stone below the upper floors. The building belongs to the Hôtels des maréchaux, the row of mansions Jacques Ignace Hittorff designed around the Place de l'Étoile for Napoleon III's marshals.
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