The cultural ambiance of Fryderyk Chopin in Paris - a rare opportunity to enter - L' Hôtel Lambert, Une Collection Princière
Hôtel Lambert, Paris This is the famous picture Chopin's Polonaise - a Ball at the H ôtel Lambert in Paris by Teofil Kwiatkowski (1809-1891) now in the National Museum Poznań. This palace was the Parisian home of the Polish magnate Prince Adam Jerzy Czartoryski and a centre for the volatile discussions of the political 'Polish question' in the mid nineteenth century. 'There have been many chapters in the almost four-hundred-year history of the Hôtel Lambert. Each one has been splendid and fascinating.' JAMES REGINATO The Hôtel Lambert, built in the early 1640s and located on the secluded Île Saint-Louis in the heart of Paris, is the most staggeringly beautiful private residence in the city. This palatial private house was decorated by the artistic visionaries behind the Palace of Versailles, architect Louis Le Vau, and painters Charles Le Brun and Eustache Le Sueur. Since then, it has been home to various illustrious families from Polish Prince Ada...