Carré de Baudouin

You can identify the Pavillon Carré de Baudouin by the four Ionic columns on its facade, which create a peristyle inspired by the architecture of Venetian villas. Built in the eighteenth century as a pleasure house or folie, it was intended as a country retreat for wealthy Parisians looking to escape the crowded city. Nicolas Carré de Baudouin, an official involved in royal financial affairs, gave the estate its name after acquiring it in seventeen seventy. He hired architect Pierre-Louis Moreau-Desproux to expand the building, adding the distinctive porch and triangular pediment that define its appearance today.