Exterior view
by BOFFRAND, Germain, Photo
Around 1700, there was a wave of construction in Paris. The Faubourg Saint-Germain neighbourhood was being endowed with luxurious residences, including the H�tel Amelot de Gournay on rue Saint-Dominique by Germain Boffrand. This h�tel is particularly noteworthy for the entrance gate, the oval courtyard and its pilastered fa�ade, and the garden. The skilful arrangements made it possible to give monumentality to a building constrained by the narrowness of the plot. On rue de Grenelle, meanwhile, Lassurance built the H�tel Rothelin (now a ministry) and Cotte, the H�tel d’Estr�es (now an embassy).
The photo shows the pilastered fa�ade.
View the ground plan of the building.