Hôtel de ville de Paris (France)
N 48° 51.394 E 002° 21.117
31U E 452464 N 5411713
This French stamp, issued in 2015 for the Salon Philatélique de Printemps Paris 2015, depicts Paris City Hall (Hôtel de ville de Paris).
Waymark Code: WMQN6B
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 03/06/2016
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This French stamp, issued in 2015 for the Salon Philatélique de Printemps Paris 2015, depicts Paris City Hall (Hôtel de ville de Paris).
Hôtel de ville de Paris (Paris City Hall) represents despite the fire which heavily damaged the building during the revolt of the Paris Commune in 1871 the best from French Renaissance.
In 1533, king François I endowed the city with a Hôtel de Ville which would be worthy of the Parisians. Two architects, Dominique de Cortone, an Italian, Pierre Chambiges, French, designed this beautiful Renaissance building. Work began in 1533 and was not finished until 1628 during the reign of king Louis XIII. During the following two centuries no charges were made to the edifice. The Hôtel de ville was damaged by fire in 1871, but fortunatelly was reconstructed according to original plans in 1882 by Théodore Ballu and Édouard Deperthes.