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Origin and history

The Hotel de Soyecourt is a mansion emblematic of the Parisian architecture of the late seventeenth century. Built between 1683 and 1689 on plans attributed to Jules Hardouin-Mansart, it embodies the French classical style of that time. Its location on the Place des Victoires, in the heart of the 1st arrondissement, makes it a privileged witness of Haussmannian urban planning before the hour.

The hotel was originally built for Jean-Baptiste Prédot, an architect who sold it in 1689 to Marie Renée de Longeuil, wife of the Marquis de Soyécourt. The building is named after him. In 1698, the Marquise ceded the hotel to the financier Antoine Crozat, marking the beginning of a series of changes of owners. After Crozat's death in 1738, his children sold the hotel in 1743.

Ranked a historic monument in 1926 for its facade on the square, the Hotel de Soyecourt is distinguished by its history of aristocracy and finance under the Old Regime. It should not be confused with the Hôtel de Maisons (or Longueuil), another Parisian monument with a separate historical course, located on rue de l'Université.

Today, the Soyecourt hotel remains a private property, closed to the public. Its inscription in the title of historical monuments protects its architectural heritage, including its 17th century façade, symbol of the prestige of the Place des Victoires under Louis XIV.

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