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  5. 75016 Paris 16e Arrondissement

  6. Embassy of Peru building (Ambassador's residence)

 Embassy of Peru building (Ambassador's residence) à Paris 1er dans Paris 16ème

Patrimoine classé
Ambassade
Hotel particulier classé
Paris

Embassy of Peru building (Ambassador's residence)

    50 Avenue Kléber
    75016 Paris 16e Arrondissement
Ambassade du Pérou - Paris 16ème
Immeuble de lAmbassade du Pérou résidence de lambassadeur
Immeuble de lAmbassade du Pérou résidence de lambassadeur
Immeuble de lAmbassade du Pérou résidence de lambassadeur
Immeuble de lAmbassade du Pérou résidence de lambassadeur
Immeuble de lAmbassade du Pérou résidence de lambassadeur
Immeuble de lAmbassade du Pérou résidence de lambassadeur
Immeuble de lAmbassade du Pérou résidence de lambassadeur
Crédit photo : MOSSOT - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1900
2000
1880
Construction of the mansion
1912
Building renovation
1926
Creation of stained glass and woodwork
1958
Acquisition by Peru
2004
Partial classification for historical monuments
2022
Appointment of the current Ambassador
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Fronts and roofs on streets and courtyards; The entrance hall, the entrance hall, the stairwell, the reception rooms of the first floor (gallery and lodge of musicians, small living room, large dining room), as well as on the ground floor: the office located at the corner of avenue Kléber and rue Paul-Valéry, and the fireplace of the adjoining room (box FF 51): inscription by order of 21 December 2004

Key figures

Julien Bayard - Architect Builder of the hotel in 1880.
Émile Hochereau - Architect Author of the 1912 works.
Horace de Callias - Painter Author of ceiling paintings (1882).
Champigneulle - Glass painter Creator of stained glass and woodwork (1926).
Rolando Ruiz Rosas Cateriano - Ambassador of Peru Posted since 2022.

Origin and history

The building of the Embassy of Peru, located 50 avenue Kléber in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, is a mansion built in 1880 by architect Julien Bayard. This building, typical of bourgeois architecture of the 4th quarter of the 19th century, was redesigned in 1912 by Émile Hochereau, incorporating Art Nouveau elements and refined interior decorations. The facades and roofs, as well as several reception rooms on the first floor, were partially listed as historical monuments by order of 21 December 2004.

The building houses the diplomatic representation of Peru in France since 1958, when it was acquired by the Peruvian government. Originally, the legation of Peru was installed on Rue Beaujon (8th arrondissement) in the early 20th century, before moving Rue Chateaubriand in the 1920s. The mansion is distinguished by its woodwork and stained-glass windows of 1926, signed Champigneulle, as well as paintings on the ceiling dating back to 1882 by Horace de Callias.

The current embassy, headed by Ambassador Rolando Ruiz Rosas Cateriano since 2022, occupies an emblematic building of Parisian heritage. The Consulate General of Peru is located 25 rue de l'Arcade (8th arrondissement). This private hotel illustrates both the French-Peruvian diplomatic history and the architectural evolution of Paris between the 19th and 20th centuries.

External links

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