Carnavalet Museum Buildings & Saved-Architecture Photos

Musée Carnavalet (Carnavalet Museum) (1548 & c1660) (23 Rue de Sévigné) aka Museum of the History of Paris occupies heritage buildings & hosts entire rooms from demolished hotels, mansions & shops.

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Carnavalet Museum aka Museum of the History of Paris. Paris, France.Mansard roof of Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Lions framing main doorway by Jean Goujon at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Carvings or Roman armor over main entrance at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.
Carnavalet Museum (1548 & c1660) aka Museum of the History of Paris. Paris, France. Architect: Pierre Lescot, François Mansart, Pierre Bullet.Mansard roof of Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Lions framing main doorway by Jean Goujon at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Carvings or Roman armor over main entrance at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.
Carvings of lion & female figure on main facade of Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Lion carving by Goujon next to entrance at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Lion carving by Goujon next to entrance at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Female figure relief next to entrance at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.
Carvings of lion & female figure on main facade of Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Lion carving by Goujon next to entrance at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Lion carving by Goujon next to entrance at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Female figure relief next to entrance at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.
Courtyard of Carnavalet Museum with statue of Louis XIV. Paris, France.Low hedges formed into complex design in formal garden at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Design formed by low hedges at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Courtyard seen through window panes at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.
Courtyard of Carnavalet Museum with statue of Louis XIV. Paris, France.Low hedges formed into complex design in formal garden at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Design formed by low hedges at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Courtyard seen through window panes at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.
Statue of Louis XIV by Antoine Coysevox at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Human figure carvings on wall over courtyard at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Courtyard with facing facade saved from historic building at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Courtyard with original version of Victory statue on Chatelet Column at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.
Statue of Louis XIV (1689) by Antoine Coysevox at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Human figure carvings on wall over courtyard at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Courtyard with facing facade saved from historic building at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Courtyard with original version of Victory statue on Chatelet Column at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.
Luynes staircase at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Wall paintings by Paolo-Antonio Brunetti from Luynes mansion prior to demolition, now at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Wall paintings, formerly at Luynes mansion, prior to its destruction, by Paolo-Antonio Brunetti at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Gold filigree decorating walls in Salon de Compagnie of Uzès Hotel at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.
Luynes staircase at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Wall paintings by Paolo-Antonio Brunetti from Luynes mansion prior to demolition, now at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Wall paintings, formerly at Luynes mansion, prior to its destruction, by Paolo-Antonio Brunetti at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Gold filigree decorating walls in Salon de Compagnie (1767) of Uzès Hotel at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.
Detail of gold filigree wall decoration in period room at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Folding secretary desk by Jean-Henri Riesener from Breteuil Hotel & other period furniture in Boudoir Louis XVI at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Mahogany center table with gilded bronze railing by Gambier from Breteuil Hotel in Boudoir Louis XVI at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Period furniture in Louis XVI room at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.
Detail of gold filigree wall decoration in period room at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Folding secretary desk (c1785) by Jean-Henri Riesener from Breteuil Hotel & other period furniture in Boudoir Louis XVI at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Mahogany center table with gilded bronze railing (c1785) by Gambier from Breteuil Hotel in Boudoir Louis XVI at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Period furniture in Louis XVI room at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.
Backgammon table attributed to Jean-Henri Riesener & other period furniture in Blue room Louis XVI at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Salon of Demarteau painted with idyllic scenes designed by François Boucher at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Salon of Philosophers from a mansion demolished in 1907 at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Armchair with reading & writing extensions in which Voltaire is believed by some to have died at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.
Backgammon table (c1785) attributed to Jean-Henri Riesener & other period furniture in Blue room Louis XVI at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Salon of Demarteau (c1765) painted with idyllic scenes designed by François Boucher at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Salon of Philosophers (c1740) from a mansion demolished in 1907 at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Armchair with reading & writing extensions in which Voltaire is believed by some to have died at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.
Ornate blue wall filigree from demolished mansion & period furniture in Blue Salon Louis XV at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Reading table by Jacques Dubois at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Walnut armchair & footstool upholstered with 18thC designs at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Walnut broken duchess chair - one part of which can be used as chair or footstool - by Sylvain Blanchard at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.
Ornate blue wall filigree from demolished mansion & period furniture in Blue Salon Louis XV at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Reading table by Jacques Dubois (Louis XV period) at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Walnut armchair & footstool (Regency period) upholstered with 18thC designs at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Walnut broken duchess chair (Louis XV period) - one part of which can be used as chair or footstool - by Sylvain Blanchard at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.
Reading table & other period furniture in Louis XV Gray Salon at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Period furniture in Louis XV Lilac Salon at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Folding secretary desk by Adrien Delorme in Louis XV Lilac Salon at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Ornate gilded mantel with painting at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.
Reading table (c1745) & other period furniture in Louis XV Gray Salon at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Period furniture in Louis XV Lilac Salon at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Folding secretary desk (c1770) by Adrien Delorme in Louis XV Lilac Salon at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Ornate gilded mantel with painting at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.
Inset painting in ornate fireplace mantel at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Carved & highly polished chest at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Chinese room, with decor inspired by the Orient at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Cradle of the Crown Prince, Eugène-Louis inspired by architect Victor Baltard & work carried out by various artists at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.
Inset painting in ornate fireplace mantel at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Carved & highly polished chest (Louis XIV era) at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Chinese room, with decor inspired by the Orient (origin unknown) at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Cradle of the Crown Prince, Eugène-Louis (1856) inspired by architect Victor Baltard & work carried out by various artists at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.
Cradle of the Crown Prince, Eugène-Louis with an eagle on the front created by animal sculpture, Henri Jacquemart at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Cradle of the Crown Prince, Eugène-Louis with a grand figure modeled by Pierre-Charles Simart holding a crown above the baby at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Marcel Proust room with furniture & objects resembling those he used at his three successive lodgings in Paris during which time he wrote his most famous work, Remembrance of Things Past, at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Room in a small house in Fontenay-aux-Roses where Paul Léautaud, a highly respected 20thC French writer, lived from 1912-56 & wrote much of his work in Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.
Cradle of the Crown Prince, Eugène-Louis (1856) with an eagle on the front created by animal sculpture, Henri Jacquemart at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Cradle of the Crown Prince, Eugène-Louis (1856) with a grand figure modeled by Pierre-Charles Simart holding a crown above the baby at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Marcel Proust room with furniture & objects resembling those he used at his three successive lodgings in Paris (c1906-1922) during which time he wrote his most famous work, Remembrance of Things Past, at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Room in a small house in Fontenay-aux-Roses where Paul Léautaud, a highly respected 20thC French writer, lived from 1912-56 & wrote much of his work in Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.
Ballroom of Wendel Hotel by Catalan artist José-Maria Sert at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Wall painting by José-Maria Sert in ballroom of Wendel Hotel of Queen of Sheba on her way to meet with King Solomon at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Section of wall painting of the voyage of Queen of Sheba by José-Maria Sert featuring musicians from ballroom of Wendel Hotel at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Detail of wall painting of the voyage of Queen of Sheba by José-Maria Sert from ballroom of Wendel Hotel at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.
Ballroom of Wendel Hotel (1925) by Catalan artist José-Maria Sert at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Wall painting (1925) by José-Maria Sert in ballroom of Wendel Hotel of Queen of Sheba on her way to meet with King Solomon at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Section of wall painting of the voyage of Queen of Sheba by José-Maria Sert featuring musicians from ballroom of Wendel Hotel at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Detail of wall painting of the voyage of Queen of Sheba by José-Maria Sert from ballroom of Wendel Hotel at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.
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