Hôtel de Besenval
| Hôtel de Besenval | |
|---|---|
Embassy of the Swiss Confederation in France | |
Main entrance of the Hôtel de Besenval | |
Interactive map of the Hôtel de Besenval area | |
| Former names | Hôtel Chanac de Pompadour |
| General information | |
| Type | Hôtel particulier |
| Location | 142 Rue de Grenelle, Paris, France |
| Current tenants | Embassy of the Swiss Confederation |
| Construction started | 4 June 1704 (signing of the construction contract) |
| Completed | 1866 (corps de logis enlarged with another floor and an attic with a comble à la Mansart) |
| Owner | Swiss Confederation |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Pierre-Alexis Delamair and Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart |
The Hôtel de Besenval (French pronunciation: [otɛl d(ə) bəzɑ̃val]) is a historic hôtel particulier in Paris, dating largely from the 18th century, with a cour d'honneur and a large English landscape garden, an architectural style commonly known as entre cour et jardin. This refers to a residence located between a front courtyard and a rear garden. The building is listed as a monument historique by decree of 20 October 1928 (the historic parts, reference: PA00088705). It has housed 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, usually just referred to as Baron de Besenval (the suffix Brunstatt refers to the former barony).