Photo shoot
Archives nationales
Photography
Archives nationales. Paris, the Marais.
Millions of documents. Centuries of decisions, wars, treaties and ordinary lives that became history.
And around it all, the hôtel de Soubise, the hôtel de Rohan, cobbled courtyards and rococo salons that haven’t changed since the 18th century.
That’s the paradox of the Archives nationales: one of the densest archive collections in the world, housed in one of the most beautiful architectural ensembles in Paris.
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Heritage venue photographer in Paris: the Archives nationales
In the Marais, the Archives nationales occupy the hôtel de Soubise and the hôtel de Rohan: cobbled courtyards, 18th-century rococo salons and spectacular staircases, around one of the most important archive collections in the world.
Photographing a heritage site means respecting the architecture while producing images that make people want to step inside. It’s the same work as for a hotel set in a historic building: conveying the value of the place before the visit even begins.
What this shoot brings to your property
Four images to sum up a vast site: the grand stone staircase, an arched window beneath a crystal chandelier, the spiral staircase in the boutique, the Archives de France plaque. Monumental architecture, decorative detail, visitor welcome and institutional identity: the same reading applies to a hotel in a heritage building.
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