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| Type | Hôtel particulier |
| Architectural style | Louis XIII |
| Location | 62, Rue Saint-Antoine,Paris,France |
| Construction started | 1624 |
| Completed | 1630 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Jean Androuet du Cerceau |
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TheHôtel de Sully (French pronunciation:[otɛld(ə)syli]) is aLouis XIII stylehôtel particulier, or private mansion, located at 62 Rue Saint-Antoine in theMarais,4th arrondissement,Paris, France. Built at the beginning of the 17th century, it is nowadays the seat of theCentre des monuments nationaux, the French national organization responsible fornational heritage sites. It has been listed since 1862 as amonument historique by theMinistry of Culture.[1]
The Hôtel de Sully was built, with gardens and anorangery, between 1624 and 1630, for the wealthy financierMesme Gallet. The building is usually attributed to the architectJean Androuet du Cerceau.[2] The site was chosen to give access to the Place Royale - today thePlace des Vosges. The Marais was then an especially fashionable area for the high nobility; the construction of the Hôtel de Sully fits in a larger movement of monumental building in this part of Paris.[3]
Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, and formerSuperintendent of Finances to KingHenri IV, purchased thehôtel, completed and fully furnished, on 23 February 1634.[4] He completed the redecoration of the building, and spent his last years living there. His grandson Maximilien commissioned architects, most probably Simon Lambert andFrançois Le Vau, to build an additional wing in 1660, to the west of the garden. The Hôtel de Sully still bears the name of this family, who owned the building into the 18th century.
Thehôtel then passed through the hands of various owners, becoming an investment property in the 19th century. Various additions and alterations were made, to accommodate trades, craftsmen and other tenants. In 1862 it was classified as amonument historique, and new owners, more concerned with conservation, gradually restored the building. It became a state-owned property in 1944. A long restoration programme was then undertaken, which was completed with the repair of the orangery in 1973.
Since 1967 it has been the home of the Caisse Nationale des Monuments Historiques et des Sites, which in 2000 became theCentre des Monuments Nationaux. This public body, under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture and Communication, is responsible for the management of historic buildings and monuments in state care.
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