The Hôtel de Vendôme () is a private mansion in the

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History

The Hôtel de Vendôme was built in 1707 by the architect

Jean-Baptiste Alexandre Le Blond Jean-Baptiste Alexandre Le Blond (1679 – 10 March 1719) was a French architect and garden designer who became the chief architect of Saint Petersburg in 1716. Career in France He was the son of Jean Le Blond, painter in ordinary to the king, a ...

, ''rue d'Enfer'' (today

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) for the Carthusian canon Antoine de La Porte. The plans were published by

Augustin-Charles d'Aviler Augustin-Charles d'Aviler (or Daviler) (1653 – 23 June 1701) was a 17th century, 17th-century French architect. He was one of the main promoters of the Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, vignolesc canon, but far from simply publishing it, he developed ...

in 1710 in his ''Cours d'architecture'' under the title "Hôtel scis rue d'Enfer in Paris, occupied by M. le duc de Chaulnes et Batie on the designs of Sr le Blond". Leased to the Duchess of Vendôme, the hotel was remodeled in 1715-1716 by the same architect, who modified the facade overlooking the garden and created a new avant-corps with the pediment of the old one. In the middle of the 18th century, it was occupied, following a long lease, by the 5th Duke of Chaulnes, Michel Ferdinand d'Albert d'Ailly, who died there in 1769, and his wife. The duke kept part of his important library there also conducting scientific experiments there. Their son, the 6th Duke of Chaulnes, continued the lease, but did not live in the hotel. He sublet it until the Revolution and died in 1792. The hotel was then confiscated. Adjoining the

Luxembourg Gardens The Jardin du Luxembourg (), known in English as the Luxembourg Garden, colloquially referred to as the Jardin du Sénat (Senate Garden), is located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. The creation of the garden began in 1612 when Marie ...

, onto which its rear façade overlooks, it has been the headquarters of the

Mines Paris – PSL Mines Paris – PSL, officially École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris (; until May 2022 Mines ParisTech), and also known as École des mines de Paris, ENSMP, Mines de Paris, les Mines, or Paris School of Mines, is a French grande école ...

since 1815. It also houses the

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. In the 19th century, it was expanded in two campaigns to make it a place of teaching and research: * First between 1840 and 1852 by François-Alexandre Duquesney: extension of the building to the North and South, construction of the library, with cast iron pillars,... * In 1854, the grand staircase was decorated with paintings by Hugard and in 1856 by

Abel de Pujol Alexandre-Denis-Abel de Pujol or Abel de Pujol (30 January 1785 in Valenciennes – 29 September 1861 in Paris) was a French painter. He was a student of David and his own students included Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps and Émile Lévy. He pain ...

. * Then between 1861 and 1866 by Théodore-Henri Vallez, during the

Haussmann's renovation of Paris Haussmann's renovation of Paris was a vast public works programme commissioned by French Emperor Napoleon III and directed by his prefect of the Seine, Georges-Eugène Haussmann, between 1853 and 1870. It included the demolition of medieval ...

(he built four wings around a central covered courtyard). On January 21, 1926, the hotel was the subject of a first registration as a ''

monument historique () is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, ...

'' which was subsequently canceled, and on September 21, 1994, the 18th century mansion as well as the facades and roofs of the buildings of the 19th century are the subject of a new registration as ''monument historique''.Mines ParisTech L’hôtel de Vendôme
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