Hôtel Gaillard
Hôtel Gaillard rises in Paris as a neo-Gothic mansion, built by architect Jules Février between 1878 and 1882. Its design draws on Château de Blois and Château de Gien in the Loire Valley. Émile Gaillard commissioned the residence for his medieval and Renaissance art collection, shaping its grand interior purpose.
A costumed ball filled the mansion with more than 2,000 guests in 1885. After Gaillard died in 1902, the Bank of France bought the building in 1919. Architect Alphonse Defrasse preserved much of its original character during its conversion into a regional office.
Since 2019, the Cité de l'économie et de la monnaie has occupied these rooms as an economics museum. Exhibits connect the building’s history with economic ideas.
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