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Fondation Le Rue la Fontaine
STAY Corbusier ⌂ 75016 q Michel-Ange-
Auteuil, Jasmin W Gare
⌂ 8–10 square du Docteur-
Blanche 75016 q Jasmin d’Avenue du Pdt Kennedy
Grandes Écoles # 1:30–6pm Mon, 10am–
Old-world charm. 6pm Tue–Sat ¢ Aug and Rue la Fontaine and the
⌂ 75 rue du Cardinal public hols ∑ fondation surrounding streets act as
Lemoine 75005 lecorbusier.fr a showcase for some of the
∑ hotel-grandes most exciting early 20th-
ecoles.com In a quiet corner of Auteuil century Art Nouveau archi-
stand the villas La Roche and tecture, featuring sinuous
¡¡¡
Jeanneret, the first Parisian decorative detail.
houses to be constructed by At No 14 stands the Castel
Seven Hôtel
Swanky décor sets this the influential 20th-century Béranger, a stunning apart-
architect Charles-Edouard
ment block made from cheap
modern hotel apart.
Jeanneret, better known as building materials to keep the
⌂ 20 rue Le Corbusier. Built at the costs low, yet featuring eye-
Berthollet 75005 beginning of the 1920s, they catching stained glass, mosaic
∑ sevenhotelparis.com demonstrate his re vo lu tionary decoration, convoluted iron-
¡¡¡ use of white concrete in Cubist work and balconies. It firmly
forms, a defining Modernist established the reputation of
Hôtel Saint Marcel style. The rooms flow into its architect, Hector Guimard,
A great location, and each other, allowing for the who went on to design the
the family’s own wine. maximum natural light and city’s famous Art Nouveau
acoustics to be enjoyed. The Métro entrances. Other great
⌂ 45 boulevard St-
Marcel 75013 ∑ hotel houses stand on stilts with examples of his work can be
saint-marcel-paris.com windows along their entire seen further along the street,
length. Today, the villas can be such as the exterior of the
¡¡¡ visited (tours in English 4pm Hôtel Mezzara at No 60.
Tue, Thu & Fri), and provide
apt venues for lec tures about
Le Corbusier and his work.
View over the park
to the city from
the Fondation
Louis Vuitton

The stunning Fondation
Louis Vuitton building
in the Bois de Boulogne
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