Hôtel de Marigny

The Hôtel de Marigny (French pronunciation: [otɛl də maʁiɲi]) is an hôtel particulier at 23 Avenue de Marigny in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France, across the street from the Élysée Palace.

Extensive work was carried out on the site from 1873 onwards, lasting for nearly 10 years, under the direction of the Baron's architect, Alfred-Philibert Aldrophe.

During a 1978 state visit, Romanian President Nicolae Ceaușescu stole millions of francs worth of decorations, including "ornaments, paintings, lamps and vases", even tearing off the "gold taps".

[1] Today, the Hôtel de Marigny comprises a main building with one two-story wing at right angles, standing above a vast basement area for the domestic services.

The main emphasis is on the monumental central part of the façade: the entrance to the main lobby comprises two lower-level reception areas beneath the raised ground-floor, while the upper portion contains four Corinthian columns framing a bay window and two niches, bearing a frame and sculpted frontispiece of the same provenance.