Hotel De La Marine Museum Tickets

The facade of hotel de la Marine was always noted for its grand front-facing classical square, which upon research was found that the design was inspired from the classical style of Louvre Palace. The exterior is completely decorated with sculpted medallions, and guerlands adding to the beauty and charm of the building in three dimensional aspects.

Triangular Frontons and Corinthian columns balance the extremely long front-end. Jacques German Soufflot, the deputy junior of the project architect Ange Jacques Gabriel was in charge of all the detailing and artwork that made Hotel de la Marine stand out. The ceilings of the exterior space of the hotel de la Marine also portrayed monograms of the rulers, which was unfortunately smashed during the French Revolution. Sculpted octagonal medallions on the ceiling of the logia in the exterior space represented the benefits and the weath the rulers of the region brought to the nation.

The entrance point for visitors has a new glass skylight, an original element taken care during renovation. Architect Hugh Dutton created the framework with V-shaped ribs made from polished stainless steel which imparted a mirror effect. This mirror effect created with stainless steel helped in reflecting and directing the sunlight to optimal direction. The heavy roof gave a covering of heavy lighting, elevating the entire setting of the Courtyard of the Intendant. The diffusion of light caused by this brilliant phenomenon executed into action with architectural intelligence almost gave out the effects created by the crystals of the chandelier.

East side of the first floor of the hotel de la Marine was largely occupied by the office and apartments of the Intendant of the Garde-Meuble. The area comprises reception room, bedrooms, living rooms and bathrooms for the intendants and their family. During restoration work around 18 layers of paint were removed to spot the original decor. All the rooms and apartments of the intendant were lavishly furnished with paintings and sculptures. The floor was adorned with multicoloured marquetry. Classical Louis XVI style bathing rooms, floral motifs and furniture were included in the apartment of the intendant. The rooms depicted nothing less than a rich culture, and art and the walls spoke of the history of the region through their artworks and architectural style.

As the French Navy took the complete charge of Hotel de la Marine after the French Revolution. Few rooms in the front end facing the Palace de la Concorde were converted to salons for naval base people functions. Salon d'Honneur and the Salon des Amiraux were the two principal rooms that got transformed and continued to serve the purpose. The walls, doorways, ceilings and everything else was beautifully ornate and decorated with mirrors, sculptures, rich stones and more. In the 19th century, these rooms were found to use for non-naval events too.

Hotel de le Marina of Paris is an absolute depiction of rich heritage and culture running back to ages with multiple and enormous elements and objects portraying the same. Hotel de la Marine was home to a numerous culturally rich paintings, sculptures, tapestries, chandeliers, furnitures, other art works and more representing both the 18th and 19th century. The restoration project for hotel de la Marine was massive and of big costing for retaining its artistic and cultural richness to perfection. A lot many curated pieces can now be found in th Palace of Versailles and Elysees Palace. From the exterior space to the deepest interior, the palace is covered and adorned with intricate art work.

Al Thani collection refers to a group of objects with artistic and cultural importance brought from around the world and well curated by Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, from the Royal family of Qatar. The collection of Al Thani displays one hundred twenty works at a time and the actual number of art pieced in the reservoiry countrs to five thousand pieces, collected from across the globe. Unti 2021, Hotel de la Marine was the venue for this exhibition. A marble bust of the Roman emperor Hadrian was one of the most notable object in the exhibition which was later moved to Venice to set it upon the armor shoulders made of gilded enamel, stones and pearls.