The arch that allows entrance to the Sofitel Pullman hotel on Avenue de Paris has been wonderfully restored. It is all that is left of what was once the artillery riding school under Napoléon III. The gate is all that remains of the building of 1854.
L'entrée de l'hôtel Sofitel Pullman se situe tout près du château sur l'avenue de Paris et se fait par l'arche du portail de 1854. Il constituait l'entrée des anciens manèges d'artillerie de Napoléon III.
I'd guess it takes a couple handfulls of Euros to walk through that arch and become a guest of the Sofitel Pullman hotel!
ReplyDeleteRe your comment on Ocala DP: I know you're being silly, but that bread and butter is a really nice thing to have while you're waiting for your meal to be prepared! We do like the Longhorn!
I have to agree with Lowell -- I'm sure it is pricey! But what great looking place and a great capture for the day!! Have a great weekend, Ciel!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful looking place.
ReplyDeleteThis place looks very distinguished, Ciel.
ReplyDeleteIt looks perfect, how long did the restoration take?
ReplyDeleteune belle entrée , les plats sont aussi beaux
ReplyDeletec'est classe d'entrer dans un hotel de cette façon!
ReplyDeleteVoui, valises prêtes.A bientôt!Biz
The arch fits in well. How good that it survived.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great entrance to a hotel. I'd be tempted to stay there just for that arch!
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Pas mal, pour un petit week-end.
ReplyDeleteI doesn't look a day over 100! ;)
ReplyDeleteA very nice restoration job. Looks like your city is getting a real facelift.
What happened to the rest of the building? 155-/+ is not a lot of years?
ReplyDeletethe arch and gate are something!
ReplyDeleteCette arche est vraiment belle!
ReplyDeleteI am really old-fashioned: I like arches like this one!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beauty! Arianna
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad they restored the arch and not knock it down Ciel. i think you treat your old buildings with a little more respect than younger countries.
ReplyDeleteIt's gorgeous! And lovely that incorporated it into the present structure, rather than knock it down (as PerthDailyPhoto points out, here it would've been quickly demolished!)
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