Hôtel du Timbre

Originally built as a facility to produce stamped paper (French: papier timbré), it was in its time one of the largest manufacturing sites in Paris.

[3] The Hôtel du Timbre was initially intended as a facility to produce and sell stamped paper which at the time was widely used for a number of administrative and commercial proceedings.

[4] As such, it replaced a previous hôtel du timbre that stood on rue de la Paix on the location of the former Couvent des Capucines.

[4] The central pavilion, ostensibly inspired by church architecture, displays two allegorical medallions with figures representing, respectively, Security and Law, sculpted by Eugène André Oudiné.

[7] In late 2023, a project was approved to convert it into mixed-usage including offices, coworking spaces, apartments, restaurant and retail commerce, on a design by architects Perrot & Richard and Asphalt.