6 rue Juliette Lamber
Neo-Renaissance decor. A couple is depicted on the pillars framing the door: on the left, the woman is holding a mirror; on the right, the man is holding a book. The figures are full-length, in profile, and appear to be confronting each other. Architect D. Evrard. 1883
7 rue Juliette Lamber
Neo-Renaissance facade. Hunting scene: deer being attacked by dogs, with two spades on either side.
28 rue Juliette Lamber
Smiling male mascaron and knocker featuring a genie topped by the head of a horned animal. Architect Carchal. 1900
Rue Fortuny, a selection of private mansions
This little street is a concentration of all the private mansions that the 19th century produced for the great fortunes of the era. Some of these mansions were home to famous people. To find out more about these illustrious residents, visit Wikipedia.
17 rue Fortuny
Neo-Renaissance mansion with very fine decoration. Curious bull’s eye surmounted by a mascaron above the door.
22 rue Fortuny
Two seated figures support the door jamb of this small neo-Gothic townhouse.
27 rue Fortuny
This house looks almost rustic with its white, red and green earthenware decor, even though it was once home to the beautiful Otero.
4 rue Alfred Roll
Very handsome male mascaron depicting a man with a neat mustache and beard. The mascaron is framed by two horns of plenty overflowing with fruit. An imposing garland of fruit decorates the door frame.
6 rue Alfred Roll
A duck surrounded by bamboo occupies the entire space beneath the gable above the door. The pinnacle on the left is supported by a monk sitting on a pig, while that on the right is supported by a hilarious cherub. Above the service door, a man turning a crank is depicted on the key. Other figures and animals enliven the carefully crafted facade of this neo-Gothic townhouse.
12 rue Alfred Roll
Three rounded wrought-iron doors. The central door is surmounted by a small grimacing mascaron. The three doors are surmounted by a large balcony whose brackets are adorned with cherubs’ heads. The doors are decorated with a small mosaic plaque.
15 rue Alfred Roll
Rounded carriage entrance and service door under an arcature topped by a rocaille-style cartouche.
68 rue Ampère
Exceptionally, it’s the balcony rather than the door that takes center stage in this small neo-Gothic townhouse. The abundant decor is designed to be admired by passers-by. Three small figures adorn the consoles: a musician, a pensive monk and a hunter with his bow. Between the figures are griffins amidst foliage.
107 boulevard Péreire
Beautiful head of Hercules wearing the skin of the Nemean lion above the door. Two small male masks adorn the porch brackets.
115 boulevard Péreire
Porch surmounted by a very deep wrought-iron balcony supported by slender metal columns in the English style of the Rue de l’Elysée in the 8th district.
7 et 7bis rue de Monbel
Curious angled door and small rounded door with bull’s eye window.
Other doors of interest:
| 10 rue Villaret de Joyeuse | Lintel adorned with a bas-relief depicting Venus, half-reclining, looking into the mirror held out to her by Cupid. A perfume burner burns at her feet. Identical lintel at 2 chaussée de la Muette in the 16th district. Architect Gustave Rives |
| 105 rue Jouffroy d’Abbans | Art nouveau building. Carriage and service doors separated by small columns and topped by a fine rounded mosaic of lilies. |
| 11 rue Guillaume Tell | Large, rounded, basket-handle carriage door. Door frame decorated with foliage. Key adorned with two dolphins, their tails entwined. |
| 11 rue Henri Rochefort | Small neo-Renaissance town house |
| 112ter rue Cardinet | A stylized bird on the door clasp looks down on the one above the neighboring window. The decorative motif between the two openings responds to these two birds. |
| 12 rue Eugêne Flachat | An ornate cartouche with a dragon in the center |
| 14 boulevard de Courcelles | Extensive decoration above the door: naked children playing in the vineyard. Architects R. Gaillard and Georges Bourgoin. Sculptor Aimé Octobre |
| 22 boulevard de Courcelles | Beautiful ironwork on the door, reminiscent of Art Nouveau. Architect Xavier Schoelkopf. 1902 |
| 14 boulevard Malesherbes | Children in a vineyard |
| 18 avenue Mac Mahon | Door with two geminated windows cut into the leaves |
| 19 rue du Colonel Moll | Female face, eyes closed, hair flowing over the entire lintel above the door. Architect Paul Lahire. 1912 |
| 22 rue de Tocqueville | Sumptuous porch closed by a beautiful wrought-iron gate. The porch is adorned with an imosant cartouche. Two Baroque-style brackets adorned with griffins support a large balcony. |
| 23 ter boulevard Berthier | Two griffins support a crown in the oak-leafed tympanum above the door. |
| 29 boulevard de Courcelles | Beautiful wrought ironwork on the door, topped with a shell motif. Architect X. Schoelkopf |
| 3 rue du général Lanzerac | Lintel adorned with a woman’s profile in a medallion |
| 43 rue des Dames | Door surmounted by a three-lobed arch with a plant motif in a medallion in the center of the spandrel. Door framed by two columns surmounted by Ionic capitals. |
| 54 rue Caulaincourt | Very rigid female mascaron surrounded by a large drapery. The head is surmounted by a crown reminiscent of city coats of arms, with a palmette motif in front. Architect: Gries Frères. 1906 |
| 68 rue Boursault | Art nouveau. Small door with lightly curved ironwork and finely carved gardenia garland frame. |
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