tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517604320453054140.post1596157364648654371..comments2024-03-29T01:27:21.748-07:00Comments on Southern Folk Artist & Antiques Dealer/Collector: Hôtel de Sully in the Marais Paris, France. andrew1860http://www.blogger.com/profile/09302166776668727094noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517604320453054140.post-47264586885176178602014-07-31T00:03:04.363-07:002014-07-31T00:03:04.363-07:00The land backed up to the Place Royale now called ...The land backed up to the Place Royale now called Place des Vosges. Where other rich people lived. Rich people love to be surrounded by other rich people. andrew1860https://www.blogger.com/profile/09302166776668727094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517604320453054140.post-15306457645129413532014-07-30T15:49:53.848-07:002014-07-30T15:49:53.848-07:00The symmetry of the building was indeed classical....The symmetry of the building was indeed classical... perfect, given the fact that the Marais was a very cool part of Paris in 1630. And I am rapt that the original owner's grandson commissioned the architect son of Louis Le Vau, to build an additional wing in 1660. Continuity is everything!<br /><br />But why would this extravaganza be built to give access to the Place Royale/Place des Vosges? Why not just clear a road, if access was all that was wanted?Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com