Hôtel particulier
French grand town house / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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An hôtel particulier (French: [otɛl paʁtikylje] ⓘ)[1] is a grand townhouse, comparable to the British townhouse or mansion. Whereas an ordinary maison (house) was built as part of a row, sharing party walls with the houses on either side and directly fronting on a street, an hôtel particulier was often free-standing and, by the 18th century, would always be located entre cour et jardin – between the cour d'honneur (an entrance court) and the garden behind.[2] There are hôtels particuliers in many large cities in France.