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The Perrinet de Jars hotel is a private hotel built in 1714 by architect Pierre Grandhomme for Anne Levieux, wife of a financier. Located at 33 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, it owes its name to Étienne Perrinet de Jars, a general farmer who acquired it and had it transformed by Jean-Michel Chevotet. This building illustrates the aristocratic architecture of the early eighteenth century, marked by refined decorations and sumptuous interior arrangements.

In 1810, the Duke Decrès, minister of the Navy under Napoleon I, became the owner of the premises. The hotel then experienced a diplomatic period by welcoming the Russian embassy from 1849 to 1864. This occupation reflects its prestige and its role in France's international relations in the mid-19th century, when Paris affirmed itself as a major political and cultural capital.

Acquired in 1856 by Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild, the hotel underwent major transformations around 1864 under the direction of architect Léon Ohnet. The latter rebuilt the body on street and staircase, while integrating woodwork created in 1762 by Étienne-Louis Boullée for the hotel of Tourolle. These changes combine the 18th century heritage and modernity of the Second Empire, characteristic of the architectural eclecticism of the period.

Since 1920, the hotel has been home to the Inter-Allied Union Circle, after its acquisition from Henri de Rothschild. The building, which was raised in 1928, was partially classified as a Historic Monument in the same year for its interior decoration, including the 18th century salon. Today, it embodies both a preserved architectural heritage and a place of international sociability.

The protected elements, such as the woodwork of the salon, bear witness to the artisanal know-how of the 17th and 18th centuries. The inscription of the historic monuments in 1928 underscores the heritage value of this building, where political history, diplomacy and family heritage cross, from the Enlightenment to the interwar period.

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