Hotel de Soubise interiors, Paris

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The Hotel de Soubise interiors in Paris are a celebrated example of lavish French Rococo design, renowned for their ornate stuccowork, gilded decoration, and elegant, curving forms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Rococo interior
historic interior ensemble
architecturalStyle French Rococo
city Paris
commissionedBy Charles de Rohan, Prince of Soubise
surface form: Prince de Soubise

Princesse de Soubise
country France
decorativeProgram allegorical themes
mythological themes
hasCulturalSignificance important reference for decorative arts history
major example of French Rococo interior design
hasDecoration asymmetrical Rococo motifs
boiseries
gilded stuccowork
gilded woodwork
mirrors
ornamental cartouches
painted panels
stucco reliefs
hasPart Grand salon
Salon ovale de la princesse
surface form: Salon de la princesse

Salon ovale de la princesse
reception rooms of the prince and princess de Soubise
hasStyleCharacteristic curvilinear forms
delicate ornamentation
intimate scale of rooms
light color palette
heritageStatus protected historic monument interiors
influencedBy Parisian Rococo taste of the early 18th century
locatedIn France
Hôtel de Soubise
Paris
notableFor elegant curving forms
gilded decoration
lavish Rococo ornament
ornate stuccowork
openToPublic yes
partOf Archives nationales
surface form: Archives nationales (France)
period 18th century
touristAttraction yes
usedFor aristocratic receptions
private apartments of the Soubise family

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Rococo architecture notableExample Hotel de Soubise interiors, Paris
Germain Boffrand notableWork Hotel de Soubise interiors, Paris
this entity surface form: Interiors of the Hôtel de Soubise, Paris
Germain Boffrand notableWork Hotel de Soubise interiors, Paris
this entity surface form: Interiors of the Hôtel de Rohan, Paris