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The Hotel de Clermont-Tonnerre is a private hotel located at the 27 quai de la Tournelle, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris. Built in the 4th quarter of the 18th century, it illustrates the civil architecture of this period, marked by elegant facades and refined interiors. The building is now protected under the Historic Monuments, with a partial inscription dating back to 1992, including its facades, roofs and two stairwells.

The hotel is part of the 18th-century Parisian urban landscape, a time when private hotels proliferated along the banks of the Seine, symbols of aristocratic or bourgeois prestige. These residences, often organised around an inner courtyard, served as both a place of life and a social representation. Their location near the river axes also reflected the importance of waterways for trade and travel in Paris.

The protected elements of the Hotel de Clermont-Tonnerre, such as the stairwells, testify to the attention paid to aesthetics and comfort in the houses of the time. Registration for Historic Monuments in 1992 underscores its heritage value, although available sources do not specify its current use (visit, rental, private residence).

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