Hôtel Colbert de Torcy
Hôtel Colbert de Torcy stands in Paris as a seventeenth-century hôtel particulier, built in 1640 by architect Pierre Le Muet. Four courtyard façades bring together round arches, pilasters, arcades, and a Doric frieze in a unified early design.
Jacques Tubeuf commissioned the building before Charles Colbert acquired it in 1688. Jean Baptiste Colbert de Torcy lived here from 1696 to 1719, giving the residence its enduring name. A grand staircase with suspended flights leads towards the apartments, while Le Muet’s use of the colossal order captures his work before the classical Louis XIV style.
In 1896, textile house Braquenié made the restored residence its headquarters and covered the garden with a glass roof for tapestries and draperies. The building now houses Céline’s headquarters and remains a classified historical monument.
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