The hotel was built around the early seventeenth century. It is the work of Claude Chastillon (1559-1616) architect, engineer and royal topographer of Henry IV and Louis XIII. This man of Art was also the "personal reporter" of King Henry IV. On the initiative of the good King Henry, he participated alongside the architect Jacques II Andouet du Cerceau in the designing of the Place Royale, current Place des Vosges. Having received a parcel from the king in the square, Claude Chastillon built his own hotel at number 10. The facades and roofs are classified as historical monuments in 1920; the staircase is inscribed in 1953; the vaulted gallery is classified in 1958. (Based on Wikipedia)
It was a brightful day. We walked through the squares and parks of old mansions, visited the Picasso Museum, the art galleries, had lunch at the Place des Vosges, visited the Place de la Bastille and completed the walk by the princely and quiet boardwalk of the River Seine, where live swans and peace reigns.
