Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild is a ''

hôtel particulier An ''hôtel particulier'' () is a grand townhouse, comparable to the British townhouse or mansion. Whereas an ordinary ''maison'' (house) was built as part of a row, sharing party walls with the houses on either side and directly fronting on a s ...

'' located at 11 rue Berryer in the 8th arrondissement in

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. It is a former residence of (1843–1922), the widow of Salomon James de Rothschild of the

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. Designed by Leon Ohnet and constructed between 1872 and 1878, it is located in the heart of Paris, near the

Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré The Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré () is a street located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. Relatively narrow and nondescript, especially in comparison to the nearby Avenue des Champs-Élysées, it is cited as being one of the most lux ...

. On her death in 1922, the

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ish Adèle von Rothschild bequeathed the property to the French government fine arts administration rather than to her only child,

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, whom she had disinherited for marrying a

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. The hotel was the site of a presidential assassination on 6 May 1932. French President Paul Doumer was at a book fair in the hotel when a mentally unstable Russian émigré, Paul Gorguloff, opened fire at him. Doumer died the following morning. Today the building is home to the

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and its renowned garden is open to the public. The following cultural and socio-educational organizations currently are in the building: * A.D.A.G.P (Ste des Auteurs Arts Graphiques et Plastiques) * Foundation Albert Gleizes * Foundation Nationale des Arts Graphiques Plastiques (F.N.A.G.P.) * Les Amis de Nogent * Maison des Artistes * Société Nationale des Beaux Arts * Syndicat National des Sculpteurs

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Images of the Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild on the website ''Structurae''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hotel Salomon De Rothschild Houses completed in 1878 Rothschild family residences Salomon de Rothschild Buildings and structures in the 8th arrondissement of Paris