Location: 13 quai Voltaire, 75007 Paris, Paris.
Probably the narrowest facade on the Seine quays, only about 2.5 meters wide with a disproportionately monumental door. A perfect stop on a walk along Quai Voltaire exploring hôtels particuliers and literary history.
Period recorded for this site: 18th century.
Theme: Exceptional Building.
Coordinates: 48.85750, 2.32850.
This plaque is a stop on the walk: Extraordinary Architecture of Paris.
On Extraordinary Architecture of Paris: Hôtel Pioust de Saint-Gilles, probably the narrowest facade on the Seine quays—only about 2.5 meters wide with a disproportionately monumental door.
Other plaques within a few minutes' walk: Alexandre Dumas (père) (20 m); Pierre Maroger (95 m); Marcel Brion (96 m); Jean Zay (111 m); Charles Forbes René de Montalembert (148 m).