Hôtel de Pourtalès

The Hôtel de Pourtalès is a historic hôtel particulier, a type of large townhouse of France, at 7 rue Tronchet in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It was designed by architect Félix Duban and built in 1839 for James-Alexandre de Pourtalès, a Swiss-born banker and art collector.[1] It has been listed as an official historical monument since September 17, 2002.[1]

Hôtel de Pourtalès in 2010

The building is now operated as a luxurious apartment hotel.[2] In October 2016, reality TV personality Kim Kardashian said that she was held at gunpoint and robbed of valuable jewelry by a group of assailants who gained access to her suite in the building.[3]

References
  1. "Ancien hôtel de Pourtalès". French Ministry of Culture. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  2. Hôtel Particulier de Pourtalès
  3. Hunt, Elle; Willsher, Kim (October 3, 2016). "Kim Kardashian robbed at gunpoint by men disguised as police in Paris". The Guardian. Retrieved October 3, 2016.

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