The Hotel of Toulouse, built between 1635 and 1640, became the headquarters of the Bank of France (Banque de France), the central bank for France.
Later steel structure addition.
Tapestries: marine triumphs.
Furniture, 2nd half of the 18th century.
The golden gallery: 40m long, 6.5m wide, 8m tall. Originally designed as a shrine for the Italian school paintings of the 17th century owner. When the Count…
The vault was painted as a fresco after 1646 by François Perrier, inspired by the Farnese gallery in Rome. It was lost but a copy was realized on canvas…
Ceiling: Sun God Apollo appears on his chariot.
Mirror.
Mirror.
Corner of the gallery.
Corner of the gallery.
