Hôtel de Rohan

The Baroque Hôtel de Rohan was built starting in 1705 for the Rohan family, based on plans by Pierre Alexis Delamair. Today, this historic city palace houses part of the French National Archives together with the neighboring Hôtel de Soubise. Visitors can admire the classical monumental façade with its colonnades and pilasters. The grand staircase deserves special attention, as do the former stables, whose entrance gate is crowned by a bas-relief of the "Horses of the Sun" by Robert Le Lorrain. Inside, the ensemble of wood paneling from 1750 is equally striking; known as the "cabinet aux singes," it takes up the theme of travel and exoticism.