Hôtel De Guénégaud (quai De Nevers)
Hôtel de Guénégaud may refer to one of several 17th-century ''hôtels particuliers'' (large townhouses) in Paris: * Hôtel de Guénégaud (rue des Archives), completed in 1655 * Hôtel de Guénégaud, the name of the Hôtel de Nevers (left bank) from 1646 to 1670 * Hôtel de Guénégaud, another name of Salle de la Bouteille or Guénégaud Theatre * Hôtel de Guénégaud or Hôtel du Plessis-Guénégaud The Hôtel du Plessis-Guénégaud was a French aristocratic townhouse (''hôtel particulier''), built 1630–1632 for the financier to the designs of architect Clément Métezeau. It was located at what is now 13 Quai Malaquais in the 6th arr ...

Hôtel De Guénégaud (rue Des Archives)
Hôtel de Guénégaud or Hôtel de Guénégaud-des-Brosses is a 17th-century ''hôtel particulier'', or large townhouse, in Paris. At 60, rue des Archives in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris, the Hôtel de Guénégaud was built between 1651 and 1655 for Jean-François de Guénégaud des Brosses, ''secrétaire du Roi'', '' maître des Comptes'' and '' conseiller d'État'', to designs by the architect François Mansart. Along with the Hôtel Carnavalet, it the best preserved ''hôtel particulier'' designed by this architect. The ''hôtel'' was acquired by Jean Romanet in 1703, and, according to the his contemporary Germain Brice, Romanet greatly embellished its interiors in the following year. It fell into disrepair and was divided into apartments in the late 19th century, but was acquired by the City of Paris in 1961. An extensive restoration was begun in 1962 under the direction of the architect André Sallez, and since 1967 it has housed the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature ...
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Hôtel De Nevers (left Bank)
The Hôtel de Nevers, later the Hôtel de Guénégaud, then the Hôtel de Conti, was a French aristocratic townhouse (''hôtel particulier''), which was located on the Quai de Nevers (now the Quai de Conti), just east of the former Tour de Nesle on the site of the present day Hôtel des Monnaies, Paris, Hôtel des Monnaies in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. Construction began in 1580 to the designs of an unknown architect for Louis Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers, although it was never completed as intended. The large north pavilion on the River Seine was a prominent landmark of its part of the Rive Gauche, Left Bank. The ''hôtel'' was demolished sometime between 1768 and 1771. Hôtel de Nevers In 1572 Louis Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers, purchased from the French king, Charles IX of France, Charles IX, the Grand Nesle, an old townhouse located just east of the Tour de Nesle on the Rive Gauche, Left Bank of Paris. Nevers had it reconstructed around 1580, after which it became known as the Hà ...
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Salle De La Bouteille
The Salle de la Bouteille or Salle du Jeu de Paume de la Bouteille, later known as the Hôtel eGuénégaud or Guénégaud Theatre, was a 1671 theatre located in Paris, France, between the rue de Seine and the rue des Fossés de Nesle (now 42 rue Mazarine, at its intersection with the rue Jacques Callot). It was across from the rue Guénégaud, which ran behind the garden of a townhouse formerly known as the Hôtel de Guénégaud on the quai de Nevers. The theatre was the first home of the Paris Opera and in 1680 became the first theatre of the Comédie-Française. It closed in 1689 and was later partially demolished and remodeled for other purposes. History Originally a tennis court ('' jeu de paume'') that was converted into a theatre, it was inaugurated in 1671 as the first home of Pierre Perrin's Académie d'Opéra (see Paris Opera). The first French opera, Robert Cambert's '' Pomone'' with a libretto by Perrin, premiered there on 3 March of that year.Sadler 2001, p. ...
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