Friday, July 19, 2013

Hôtel de Sens - Bibiothèque Forney


Hôtel de Sens
and the Forney Art Library


Built originally for the archbishops of Sens in the thirteenth century, 
this hôtel was rebuilt completely 
by Archbishop Tristan de Salazar between 1498 and 1518.



Although there have been many modifications 
over the past five hundred years, 
"it remains a rare survivor of late medieval-civil architecture, 
an example of a semi-fortified manoir dressed up in the Flamboyant style."

(Andrew Ayers - The Architecture of Paris: An Architectural Guide)



Hôtel de Sens - Bibliothèque Forney
Rue du Figuier at Rue du Fauconnier
75004, Paris

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16 comments:

  1. Sylvia KJuly 19, 2013 at 12:46 AM

    Beautiful! And how wonderful it would be to stay there for a few days and really "feel" the history! Great post for the day, as always, Genie! Hope you have a lovely weekend!
    Hugs
    Sylvia

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  2. Angelsdoor * PennyJuly 19, 2013 at 1:04 AM

    Be still my heart... This is absolutely breathtaking! What a thrill it would be to stay there, even if only for one day.
    Thank you so much for sharing this Genie.. I really enjoyed
    fondly,
    Penny

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  3. StarmanJuly 19, 2013 at 3:12 AM

    Loved l'Hôtel de Sens! Too bad it's not a hotel that accepts guests.

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  4. Cezar and LéiaJuly 19, 2013 at 3:36 AM

    Looks like a castle, so beautiful and I love your composition!
    Léia

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  5. JoeJuly 19, 2013 at 4:12 AM

    Wow! What a unique place this would be to stay on a holiday in Paris.

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  6. DianeJuly 19, 2013 at 5:57 AM

    It is beautiful, I do love the old buildings they have so much more character than the new ones. I am glad that France has restored many of their buildings. Have a good weekend, Diane

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  7. miss bJuly 19, 2013 at 6:19 AM

    A stunning, immaculate building and so beautifully preserved.
    http://missbbobochic.blogspot.co.uk/

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  8. MJuly 19, 2013 at 8:25 AM

    I would love to abide in one of those turrets. What a lovely photo!

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  9. Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerJuly 19, 2013 at 10:15 AM

    That's a hotel?! Fantastic!

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  10. TameraJuly 19, 2013 at 4:13 PM

    Wow, what a beautiful structure! I love the architectural details!

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  11. JeanieJuly 19, 2013 at 4:17 PM

    This looks like another good fine -- and beautiful, too!

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  12. AlexaJuly 19, 2013 at 6:26 PM

    One of the things I love about Paris: this still stands. In NYC, it probably would have been torn down and replaced by some ugly thing built by Donald Trump.

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  13. Shell SherreeJuly 19, 2013 at 10:43 PM

    Looks like it's been swept up from deep in the countryside and transplanted here. I half expect Rapunzel to let down her golden hair! A wonderful find, Genie. Bon weekend.

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  14. MaryJuly 20, 2013 at 2:20 AM

    Sheer magnificence! And it's... A library. Sigh of admiration and love. :)

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  15. DarylJuly 22, 2013 at 10:24 AM

    what a great find

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  16. AlexaJuly 23, 2013 at 12:22 PM

    Actually, thanks to Haussmann and Pompidou, plenty of Paris had "disappeared," so I'm even more glad that this hasn't.

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Merci for your comments!