Hôtel de Salm

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historic monument neoclassical building palace

The Hôtel de Salm is a prominent neoclassical palace in Paris that serves as the historic seat of France’s Légion d'honneur.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic monument → neoclassical building → palace →
architect	Pierre Rousseau →
architecturalStyle	Neoclassicism →
city	Paris →
commissionedBy	Frederick III, Prince of Salm-Kyrburg →
completionDate	1787 →
country	France →
currentFunction	museum → seat of the Légion d'honneur →
destroyedIn	Paris Commune →
destroyedInYear	1871 →
facing	Seine →
functionDuringFrenchRevolution	national property →
hasCourtyard	yes →
hasDome	yes →
hasFacade	courtyard façade → riverfront façade →
hasGarden	yes →
hasMuseumCollectionType	decorations → insignia → medals → orders of chivalry →
heritageDesignation	monument historique →
heritageDesignationDate	1985 →
houses	Musée de la Légion d'honneur →
inspired	Maison carrée d'Arlac → Thomas Jefferson’s remodeling of Monticello → Villa Welgelegen →
locatedIn	7th arrondissement of Paris → Paris →
locatedNear	Seine →
locatedOn	Rue de Lille →
notableFeature	central rotunda → monumental colonnade → sculpted pediment →
occupant	Grand Chancery of the Légion d'honneur →
originalFunction	private residence →
originalOwner	Prince of Salm-Kyrburg →
ownedBy	French state →
publicAccess	museum open to the public →
reconstructedInYear	1870s →
reconstructionArchitect	Anatole de Baudot →
region	Île-de-France →
roofType	mansard roof →
startDate	1782 →
usedBy	Légion d'honneur →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Grand Chancery of the Légion d'honneur →	headquartersLocation
Jean-Arnaud Raymond →	notableWork
Élysée Palace ("Hôtel d’Évreux") →	originalName