This 19th century French-style building first opened in 1908 as one of Paris’ most celebrated ‘grands hotels’. Following the wartime occupation of Paris, it was converted into UNESCO headquarters in 1946 and in 1958 it became a conference centre for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where it was home to numerous high profile events until 2009. While the original hotel took only two years to build, the extensive restoration took some four years, with the renovated Peninsula Paris opening its doors to the public in August 2014. Working with France’s top heritage organisations, period decorations including original marble, stucco, mosaics, roof and wall tiles, wood carvings, stone work, gold leafing, and paintings were painstakingly restored and preserved by some of France’s most revered family firms with experience on heritage projects such as the Louvre and Palace of Versailles. The existing 10,000 square metre facade for instance required the skills of 20 stone-masons from histor… continue
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