L'HÔTEL DE LAMOIGNON - THE HISTORICAL LIBRARY OF THE CITY OF PARIS
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The hotel was built at the end of the th century for Diane de France, daughter of King Henri II and the Duchess of Angoulême. On the pediment, notice the references to hunting: heads of dogs and deer, arches or even a Roman goddess of hunting. In the th century, the hotel was bought by Guillaume de Lamoignon, the first President of the Parliament of Paris, which hosts personalities from the letters such as Ms de Sévigné, Boileau and Racine. It has to be the hotel portal; His eardrum introduces two children symbolizing Truth and Prudence. In the th century, the hotel is divided into apartments. One of the tenants will be the writer Alphonse daudet. Acquired by the municipality in the 1968 th century, the building houses the historic library of the City of Paris from. It specialises in the history of the capital in various aspects: architectural, urban, administrative, etc.
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