Historic Houses of Paris: Residences of the Ambassadors
Описание
A unique glimpse inside a world of luxury, tradition, and splendor. Many
historic homes in Paris serve as residences to foreign ambassadors;
these historical sites are closed to the general public. From a
seventeenth-century hotel particulier, to a Belle Epoque palace, to a
distinctively contemporary setting, each residence rivals the next in
its beauty, art collection, and period furniture set against a backdrop
of accomplished refinement. Alain Stella invites us over the threshold
inside the most prestigious chancelleries and ambassador residences in
Paris—from China and Peru to Egypt and Poland. Tapestries inspired by
Goya’s drawings grace the lavish salons at the Spanish residence. Jean
Prouve and Charlotte Perriand created a minimalist interior at the
Japanese residence that evokes the refined style of a traditional
Japanese home. The palace of Eugene de Beauharnais—home to the German
ambassadors since 1818—retains its elaborate Empire style, intact since
the time of Josephine. Superb photographs, specially commissioned for
this book over the course of a year, divulge the secrets of these
previously unpublished artistic and architectural treasures.