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of the Monnaie de Paris, seen from Ile de la Cité
Île de la Cité

File:Image-Notre Dame de Paris on ?le de la Cit? Edit 1 - July 2006.jpgThe ?le de la Cit? is one of two natural islands in the Seine within the city of Paris ....
. The dome on the right is that of the Institut de France
Institut de France

The Institut de France is a France learned society, grouping five acad?mies, the most famous of which is probably the Acad?mie fran?aise....
.]] The Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint
Mint (coin)

A mint is an industrial facility which manufacturing coins for currency.The history of mints correlates closely with the history of coins. One difference is that the history of the mint is normally related in a fashion that more closely ties to the political situation of an era....
) or, more administratively speaking, the "Direction of Coins and Medals", is an administration of the French government charged with issuing coin
Coin

A coin is a piece of hard material, usually metal or a metallic material, usually in the shape of a Disk , and most often issued by a government....
s as well as producing medal
Medal

A medal is usually a coin-like sculpted object of metal or other material that has been engraved with an insignia, portrait or other artistic rendering....
s and other similar items. Many ancient coins are housed there.

class="link1" onMouseover='showByLink("m2156833",this)' onMouseout='hide("m2156833")'href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Neoclassical_architecture">Neoclassical edifice
Neoclassical architecture

Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the Neoclassicism that began in the mid-18th century, both as a reaction against the Rococo style of anti-tectonic naturalistic ornament, and an outgrowth of some classicizing features of Baroque architecture....
, the Hôtel de la Monnaie was designed by Jacques-Denis Antoine and built from 1767–1775 on the Left Bank of the Seine
Seine

The Seine is a slow flowing major river and commercial waterway within Regions of France of ?le-de-France and Haute-Normandie in France and famous as a romantic backdrop in photographs of Paris, France....
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of the Monnaie de Paris, seen from Ile de la Cité
Île de la Cité

File:Image-Notre Dame de Paris on ?le de la Cit? Edit 1 - July 2006.jpgThe ?le de la Cit? is one of two natural islands in the Seine within the city of Paris ....
. The dome on the right is that of the Institut de France
Institut de France

The Institut de France is a France learned society, grouping five acad?mies, the most famous of which is probably the Acad?mie fran?aise....
.]] The Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint
Mint (coin)

A mint is an industrial facility which manufacturing coins for currency.The history of mints correlates closely with the history of coins. One difference is that the history of the mint is normally related in a fashion that more closely ties to the political situation of an era....
) or, more administratively speaking, the "Direction of Coins and Medals", is an administration of the French government charged with issuing coin
Coin

A coin is a piece of hard material, usually metal or a metallic material, usually in the shape of a Disk , and most often issued by a government....
s as well as producing medal
Medal

A medal is usually a coin-like sculpted object of metal or other material that has been engraved with an insignia, portrait or other artistic rendering....
s and other similar items. Many ancient coins are housed there.

Building in Paris

A Neoclassical edifice
Neoclassical architecture

Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the Neoclassicism that began in the mid-18th century, both as a reaction against the Rococo style of anti-tectonic naturalistic ornament, and an outgrowth of some classicizing features of Baroque architecture....
, the Hôtel de la Monnaie was designed by Jacques-Denis Antoine and built from 1767–1775 on the Left Bank of the Seine
Seine

The Seine is a slow flowing major river and commercial waterway within Regions of France of ?le-de-France and Haute-Normandie in France and famous as a romantic backdrop in photographs of Paris, France....
. The Monnaie was the first major civic monument undertaken by Antoine, yet shows a high level of ingenuity on the part of the architect. Today it is considered a key example of French Neoclassicism
Neoclassicism

Neoclassicism is the name given to quite distinct Cultural movement in the Decorative art and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that draw upon Western classical art and culture ....
 in pre-Revolutionary
French Revolution

The French Revolution was a period of political and social upheaval and radical change in the history of France, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudalism for the aristocracy and Roman Catholic Church clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on Age of Enlightenment principles of cit...
 Paris. The building is typified by its heavy external rustication
Rustication (architecture)

Rustication is an architecture term that contrasts with ashlar, smoothly finished, squared block masonry surfaces. Rusticated masonry is squared-off and left with a more or less rough surface, with a deep "V" or square joint or with finished flanking corners that emphasize the edges of each block....
 and severe decorative treatment. It boasts one of the longest façade
Facade

A facade or fa?ade is generally one side of the exterior of a building, especially the front, but also sometimes the sides and rear. The Word comes from the French language, literally meaning "frontage" or "face"....
s on the Seine; its appearance has been likened to the Italian palazzo
Palazzo

Palazzo can be:*Palazzo, an Italian type of building*part of a commune name, for example:**Palazzo Adriano, a commune in the province of Palermo, in Sicily, Italy...
 tradition. The building, which housed mint workshops, administrative rooms, and residential quarters, wraps around a large interior courtyard
Courtyard

For alternative meanings of the word "court", see: Court .A court or courtyard is an enclosed area, often a space enclosed by a building that is open to the sky....
. It remains open to the public and includes a numismatics
Numismatics

Numismatics is the study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, and related objects. While numismatists are often characterized as students or collectors of coins, the discipline also includes a much larger study of payment-media used to resolve debts and the exchange of Good s....
 museum, located within what was once the main foundry
Foundry

A foundry is a factory which produces metal castings from either ferrous or non-ferrous metals alloys. Metals are turned into parts by melting the metal into a liquid, pouring the metal in a mold, and then removing the mold material or casting....
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See also

  • List of museums in Paris
    List of museums in Paris

    The museums of Paris can be sorted into three categories:* National museums - * Museums of the City of Paris - * The private museums - ...


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