The Lutetia was built in 1910 by Le Bon Marché to house its customers from the provinces. It is the only palace on the Left Bank, on the corner of boulevard Raspail and rue de Sèvres.
Boulevard Raspail
Its façade mixes Art Nouveau and Art Deco. In 1945 the hotel served as a reception centre for deportees returning from the camps; a plaque at the entrance recalls it. The restoration led by Jean-Michel Wilmotte took four years.
Arriving by car
The Sèvres-Babylone junction is busy and lined with bus lanes. Drop-off is on rue de Sèvres, in front of the main entrance; boulevard Raspail then takes you towards Montparnasse or Saint-Germain without crossing the junction again.
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