Hôtel Negresco

Hôtel Negresco stands in Nice, France, as an architectural landmark shaped by French Riviera hotel culture. Its pink dome marks the building’s distinctive silhouette. Architect Édouard-Jean Niermans designed the hotel, which opened in the early twentieth century and later became a hospital during World War One. The Royal Lounge holds a Baccarat crystal chandelier. A large window in the lounge also comes from Niermans, not Gustave Eiffel. French art fills the hotel’s interior spaces. The collection brings portraits, sculptures and salons shaped by periods from the seventeenth century to the present. One portrait shows Louis XIV by Hyacinthe Rigaud. Le Chantecler adds rococo furnishings and colourful interiors to the hotel’s architectural character. Several rooms reference Louis XVI and Napoleon III. Street art joins these historical styles, while red-plumed doormen wear uniforms inspired by eighteenth-century elite households. Henri Negresco’s name remains on the building. Jeanne Augier later expanded the decoration and collection, and the hotel welcomed artists, politicians and royalty. Elton John filmed part of a music video there. French authorities listed the building as a National Historic Building, recognising its place in Nice’s architectural history. The Hôtel Negresco unites dome, salons and art.