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Histoire de Paris

Hôtel de Noailles
Ici s’élevait un des plus grands et des plys beaux hôtels de Paris, dont les bâtiments et les jardins s’étendaient à l’ouest jusqu’au 229 de la rue Saint-Honoré et au sud jusqu’aux Tuileries. Construit en 1687 par Henri Pussort, conseiller c’Etat, oncle de Colbert, il fut acheté en 1711 par Adrien-Maurice de Noailles, futur maréchal de France et ministre d’Etat. II lui donna son nom, fit redessiner les jardins par Charpentier et transforma les bâtiments remodelés par Lassurance en un somptueux musée.

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Dans la chapelle, une de ses petites-filles épousa La Fayette le 11 avril 1774. Devenu en 1802 la résidence du troisième Consul, Lebrun, l’hôtel de Noailles fut restitué à ses propriétaires en 1814, morcelé et détruit après 1830.

One of the series of signs describing historical places in Paris. The signs were placed starting in 1992 and are also called sucettes Starck (Starck’s Lollipops) after Philippe Starck who designed them.

The sign depicts the house of Adrien Maurice de Noailles, who was for a time the foreign minister of France.

As indicated on the sign, in this house the Marquis de la Fayette married the granddaughter of De Noailles, this also appears on the sign on the wall of the house above the current sign Click for sign's details

The house was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

The illustration in the center of the sign is shown here at magnification Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:

[An illustration of a ship, symbolizing the symbol of Paris]

History of Paris

Hôtel de Noailles
Here stood one of the largest and most beautiful houses in Paris, whose buildings and gardens extended west to 229 rue Saint-Honoré and south to the Tuileries. Built in 1687 by Henri Pussort, state councilor, uncle of Colbert, it was purchased in 1711 by Adrien-Maurice de Noailles, future marshal of France and minister of state. He gave it his name, had the gardens redesigned by Charpentier and transformed the buildings remodeled by Lassurance into a sumptuous museum.

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In the chapel, one of his granddaughters married La Fayette on April 11, 1774. Becoming the residence of the third Consul, Lebrun, in 1802, the Hôtel de Noailles was returned to its owners in 1814, divided up and destroyed after 1830.