Design of the Hôtel de Ville in Paris

In 1532 King François I commissioned from Domenico da Cortona a design for a new Hôtel de Ville in Paris (destroyed 1871). Work was only finished in 1628, and Domenico's design was not adhered to in the first floor of the main façade. The regular plan, however, and the Italianate detailing and elevation of the courtyard made this the first building in Paris in the true Renaissance style.

The picture shows Domenico's design in a drawing by Jacques Cellier.