Talk:Place de la Concorde

The discussion of the Revolutionary era seems to be on the melodramatic and the exaggerated side. David.Monniaux 22:45, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Not only that, but the dates are all wrong. I'm editing the paragraph. RodC 14:52, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Curiously, the article's history is not showing my edits. The article itself looks fine, though. RodC 15:19, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

originally the Hotel De Crillon was not a hotel in the modern meaning of the word. there was no such a thing then. Hotel(proper name is hotel particulier) in French originally meant a town mansion built for aristocratic families. They stayed there when in town (their primary residence was a castle in whatever province of France their family came from). The hotel de Crillon was built for the Duke of Crillon. There are many other similar "hotels" in Paris (and all over France)that never were and still are not hotels for tourists but mansions that are either still privately owned or are museums, government buildings etc. for example Hotel Sale(Picasso museum), Hotel de Sens(library), Hotel de Soubise (archives), Hotel Carnavalet (museum), Hotel de Matignon (prime minister office)and many mores. J-L B. april 30 2006