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The Hotel de Praslin, also known as Hotel de Pomereu, is a private hotel built in 1775 by architect Guillaume Trepsat for entrepreneur Jean-Mathias Pasquier. Located at 48 rue de Bourgogne in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, it is designed as the symmetrical of its neighbour, the Hotel d'Anlezy, located at No 46. His first owner, César Gabriel de Choiseul-Praslin, Duke of Praslin, gave him his name after acquiring it during its construction. The building is distinguished by its decorated staircase and garden façade, protected since 1926.

Over the centuries, the hotel houses various institutions and personalities. In 1895 he became the seat of the Pontifical Work of the spread of faith, nicknamed the "house of God" by its occupants. In 1918, during World War I, a German shell reached its address, marking its history. In 1925, the Viscount of Pomereu d'Aligre lived there. More recently, in 1999, businessman François Pinault acquired the hotel for 7 million euros and undertook a major restoration under the direction of architect Benjamin Mouton, removing an elevation of the 1900s and restoring the original colours of carpentry.

Architecturally, the Praslin Hotel is characterized by a service floor, a side staircase leading to an antechamber, then to two lounges: one overlooking the courtyard, the other on a terrace and a garden, accessible after a few steps. Its symmetry with the hotel of Anlezy and its classified elements, such as the facade on garden and the decoration of the staircase (registered in 1926), make it a remarkable testimony of the 18th century Parisian architecture.

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