PARIS : AN INSIDER'S LEFT BANK

Stylishness and elegance, beauty and nobility : the Left Bank contains treasured addresses in its flagship arrondissements paying tribute to a very enticing and highly-prized art of living.



Near Rue de Bourgogne, this sublime private mansion renovated in elegant taste enjoys clear views of the Dome of Les Invalides and the Eiffel Tower. On five floors reached by elevator, its living space of 500 m2 is comprised of superb living rooms including a huge drawing-room with a bar and fireplace, a gym, sauna, and 4 bedrooms including a spacious suite with a study. 18 M €. Philippe Menager & Nicolas Hug (01 53 10 22 60).

On the top two floors of a very fine freestone building on the Champ-de-Mars, this split-level apartment of 229 m2 (3bedrooms) gives onto a wide balcony-terrace. A sublime master suite occupying the 7th floor offers a balcony-terrace and view of the Eiffel Tower. Studio of 24 m2 and cellar. 6.850.000 €. Daniel Féau Saint Dominique (01 84 70 74 14).

On Rue de Bellechasse, this elegant apartment of 255 m2 has retained its fine period features. It offers three bright reception rooms, a fully equipped kitchen with utility room, 4 bedrooms and a laundry room. A cellar completes the property. 6,1 M €. Emile Garcin (01 58 12 02 02).

This iconic residence in Saint-Germain illustrates the talent of two symbolic figures who have now passed on : Peter Lindbergh and Andrée Putman. On three floors reached by elevator, this property of 497 m2, which could be split up, opens out to a garden-terrace of 102 m2. It combines the nobility of a 17th-C. town mansion listed in the inventory of Historic Monuments with the minimalism of a late 19th-C. industrial building. 17 M €. Philippe Menager & Nicolas Hug (01 53 10 22 60).