15.10.12

Just a little street, but...



This little street, rue Eugène Flachat, in the outskirts of the 17th arrondissement, has a row of amazing “hotel particuliers” (private mansions, townhouses), built between 1880 and 1895. Built as private homes, most of them are now of course transformed into offices. The buildings occupy numbers 8 to 34.


One can notice that the architiect of no. 14 is the same who created the “Petit Palais” (see previous posts) and coordinated the construction of the “Grand Palais” (see previous posts), Charles Girault…

…  and that the architect of no. 32, Paul Sedille, also created the department store “Printemps” (see previous post), as often in close cooperation with the ceramics creator J-P Loebitz.


The “backside” of the same building can be seen on Boulevard Berthier.


Here are some other details from the different facades.





19 comments:

Olivier said...

tu vas faire concurrence a Google Map ;))

Maria said...

Beautiful buildings.
Best regards.

starman1695 said...

Nice.

Owen said...

Ah, lovely, but how much does one of these hotels particuliers cost to purchase today, I wonder... Probably one of those cases of: If you have to ask, you can't afford it...

But no doubt lovely to live or work in. And as always, you bring us knowledge of Paris that never fails to amaze me...

Anonymous said...

Turquoise being my favorite color, no. 32 amazes and delights me so much...
I know so little of Paris!
I always thought all the boulevards named after Napoleon's marshals were closer to Etoile...
We all learn so much from you Peter...
This post is so charming!
Maria

Anne said...

Beautiful!

claude said...

En voilà une jolie rue !

Adam said...

Excellent work Peter! I love walking down this street but have always found it almost impossible to photograph. You've done it perfectly though.

hpy said...

Merci pour ce beau post.

Studio at the Farm said...

Thank you, Peter. I love seeing these buildings with their beautiful and intricate facades.

Anonymous said...

One of my delights in visiting Paris apart from the architecture was noticing that the buildings have a placque next to the entrance with the names of the designer and the builder. I thought that was very cool.
Cheers,
Stephan

Hana de Prague said...

Quelles jolies petites maisons! Je les irai voir... Merci pour la découverte.

Synne said...

How charming! I love the colours and the variety!

Thérèse said...

Quelle belles descriptions avec toutes ces photos. Aucun vieillissement et quel charme! Je note pour aller y faire un tour, un jour. J'espère que ceux qui y travaillent se rendent compte de leur chance... chance que je n'ai pas saisie à l'époque mais j'essaye de me rattraper.

Cergie said...

Une rue charmante et sans doute occupée "en bon père de famille" (expression française)

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_p%C3%A8re_de_famille

Ptc said...

This is your awesome post !

Cezar and Léia said...

The blue facade is my favorite, I like a lot the tiles details and the different ornaments on the doorways.
Your pictures are beautiful!Love that composition with gorgeous flowers!
A perfect sunny day in Paris!
hugs
Léia

Alain said...

Pas de linge aux fenêtres et pas de vélos sur les balcons...une rue qui doit plutôt voter à droite.

arabesque said...

i can feast on these facades for hours!
charming arrondissement.