Hôtel de Lauzun

The Hôtel de Lauzun (also referred to as the Hôtel Pimodan ) on the Ile Saint- Louis, a river island of the Seine in central Paris, is a mansion in the 4th arrondissement. The 17th- century house is located 17, quai d' Anjou. The Hôtel de Lauzun has been protected since 1906 as a monument ( Monument historique ).

History

The Hôtel de Lauzun was 1650-1658 according to the plans of the architect Louis Le Vau for Carles Gruyn, Seigneur des Bordes, built. Above the portal is " 1657 Hôtel de Lausun " mounted on black marble inscription. The painting of the rooms comes from the artists Sébastien Bourdon, Charles Lebrun, Eustache Le Sueur and Pierre Patel. 1682 bought Antoine de Nompar Caumont, Duke of Lauzun, the building, which was named after him.

The poet Charles Baudelaire lived from 1843 to 1845 in a small flat roof of the house " overlooking the courtyard ." His friend Théophile Gautier lived in the same house.

Between 1844 and 1849, met at the Hôtel de Lauzun numerous scientists, writers and artists.

Théophile Gautier and Jacques -Joseph Moreau had there founded in 1844 the "Club of hachichins ", which among other things, Charles Baudelaire, Alexandre Dumas, Eugène Delacroix, Honoré de Balzac and Gerard de Nerval belonged.

As part of a monthly meeting with the painter Fernand Boissard, who also lived at the Hôtel de Lauzun, the members of the club led under the guidance of Dr. Moreau self-experiments with hashish by.

The Hôtel de Lauzun is since 1928 owned by the city of Paris, which uses it for official receptions. The renovated beautiful rooms can be visited.