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Hôtel de Ratabon

1664 establishments in FranceAncien Régime French architectureBuildings and structures demolished in 1873Buildings and structures in the 1st arrondissement of ParisDemolished buildings and structures in France
Former buildings and structures in ParisHouses completed in 1664Hôtels particuliers in Paris
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The Hôtel de Ratabon was a Parisian hôtel particulier, constructed in 1664 to the designs of the architect Pierre Le Muet for the French government official Antoine de Ratabon. It was located on a site, which at the time was between the western border of the garden of the Palais-Royal and the rue de Richelieu and is now at 10 rue de Richelieu in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. Antoine de Ratabon died in his house in 1670. It was destroyed in 1873.

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Hôtel de Ratabon
Rue de Richelieu, Paris 2nd Arrondissement (Paris)

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Rue de Richelieu 10
75002 Paris, 2nd Arrondissement (Paris)
Ile-de-France, France
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