L'Hôtel

 

Irish author Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) rented a furnished apartment at this now elegant hotel when it was the Hôtel d'Alsace, until his death, famously saying, "I am dying beyond my means.”

 

 L'Hôtel

 13 rue des Beaux Arts 75006

 

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Happy Saint Patrick's Day 

 

Red carpet

Leaving the Grand Palais after a red carpet event. Across the street, the Oscar Wilde exhibit at Le Petit Palais.

Oscar Wilde: Insolence Incarnate 

 

Ends January 15, 2017