Hôtel de Besenval
The Hôtel de Besenval is a historic hôtel particulier in Paris with a cour d'honneur and a large English landscape garden, an architectural style commonly known as entre cour et jardin – meaning a residence between the courtyard in front of the building and the garden behind it. The building is listed as a historical monument by decree of 20 October 1928. It houses the Embassy of the Swiss Confederation and the residence of the Swiss ambassador to France since 1938. The residence is named after its most famous former owner, Pierre Victor, Baron de Besenval de Brunstatt.
| Hôtel de Besenval | |
|---|---|
Main entrance of the Embassy of the Swiss Confederation and the residence of the Swiss ambassador to France | |
| General information | |
| Type | Hôtel particulier |
| Address | 142 Rue de Grenelle |
| Town or city | Paris |
| Country | France |
| Current tenants | Embassy of the Swiss Confederation |
| Construction started | 1704 |
| Completed | 1866 |
| Owner | Swiss Confederation |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Pierre-Alexis Delamair and Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart |
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