{"id":17765,"date":"2024-02-15T01:31:31","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T06:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/?p=17765"},"modified":"2024-02-15T15:03:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T20:03:53","slug":"hotel-camondo-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/hotel-camondo-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"H\u00f4tel Camondo – Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What is the History of the Hotel Camondo in Paris?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

The H\u00f4tel de Camondo is a private mansion<\/em> located at 61 rue de Monceau<\/strong>, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris<\/a>, France<\/a>. In this building is the headquarters of the Paris<\/a> office of the Morgan Stanley Bank.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In 1869, Count Abraham-B\u00e9hor de Camondo (1829-1889) and his brother Nissim (1830-1889) decided to settle with his family on the outskirts of Parc Monceau.<\/strong> When In June 1870, they acquired two adjoining lots at 61 and 63 rue de Monceau.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hotel Camondo in Paris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was built in 1874 by Abraham Behor de Camondo. The work was commissioned to the architect Denis-Louis Destors. and whose interior was completely destroyed in the 1970s.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Gaston Menier<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

In 1893 it was sold by Isaac de Camondo to Mr Gaston Menier (1855 – 1934), son of \u00c9mile Menier who was senator of the Seine – et-Marne and director of the Compagnie du Chocolate<\/a> Menier. Gaston Menier also owned the famous Ch\u00e2teau de Chenonceu,<\/a> in the Loire Valley Region.<\/span><\/p>\n

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H\u00f4tel Camondo – Great room, circa 1875 Paris, Mus\u00e9e Nissim de Camondo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the porte-coch\u00e8re, in the central medallion, the initials of Count Abraham B\u00e9hor de Camondo are erased to engrave those of Gaston Menier. The interior design of the Menier hotel is known from photographs kept in the Mus\u00e9e d’Orsay<\/strong> <\/a>as well as from his estate’s sales catalog in 1936.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hotel Camondo <\/span>Historical Monument<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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History of the Hotel Camondo in Paris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 1979, the facades and roof of the building were classified as Historical Monuments<\/strong> saving the building from total destruction. The interior space was redesigned again in 2001, before the 2005 installation of the current owner, Morgan Stanley Bank.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Related Post<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

In 1946, Jacques Menier (1892-1953)<\/strong> put up for sale the hotel that he inherited from his father, which later became the headquarters of the Aci\u00e9ries de Pompey. Sold in 1968, it was bought by the Union des Assurances<\/strong> de Paris<\/a> (UAP). Around 1977-1980, the interior decoration was destroyed, in particular the grand staircase, and the layout was greatly modified. The greenhouse, an important room in the house, was demolished and the outbuildings restructured.<\/span><\/p>\n