Hôtel de Guénégaud

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Hôtel de Guénégaud refers to one of several 17th-century hôtels particulier, or large townhouses, in Paris.

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3rd arrondissement of Paris

At 60, rue des Archives in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris, this Hôtel de Guénégaud was built between 1651 and 1655 for Jean-François de Guénégaud des Brosses, secrétaire du Roi, maître des Comptes and conseiller d'État, by François Mansart (the only hôtel particulier this architect built to have fully survived). It now houses the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature and the Club de la chasse et de la nature. It is served by the Arts et Métiers and Filles du Calvaire Metro stations.

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Hôtel de Nevers

On the site of the present day Hôtel des Monnaies (1768), the Hôtel de Nevers (on the quai de Nevers, just east of the Tour de Nesle) was purchased in 1646 by Henri de Guénégaud and transformed by the architect François Mansart into the Hôtel de Guénégaud in 1648-1652. The rue Guénégaud was created on the garden side of the hôtel. In 1670 ownership of this Hôtel de Guénégaud was transferred to one of Cardinal Mazarin's nieces, Anne-Marie Martinozzi, Princesse de Conti, and it became known as the Hôtel de Conti. The quai de Nevers became the quai de Conti, but the name of the rue Guénégaud has remained unchanged up to the present day.

Guénégaud Theatre

The first theatre of the Comédie-Française, the Salle de la Bouteille (1671, now demolished), was also referred to as the Hôtel de Guénégaud.

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Sources

• Braham, Allan; Smith, Peter (1973). François Mansart. London: A. Zwemmer. ISBN 978-0-302-02251-1.
• Clarke, Jan (1998). The Guénégaud Theatre in Paris (1673-1680). Volume One: Founding, Design and Production. Lewiston, New York: The Edwin Mellen Press. ISBN 978-0-7734-8392-7.

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