



Hôtel de la Païva
Champs-Elysées
The "Louvre du cul" lives up to its name. This Second Empire mansion built by a famous courtesan hides an onyx staircase and a 900kg silver bathtub behind its Champs-Élysées facade.
Second Empire opulence
Courtesan's legendary mansion
Yellow onyx staircase
Secret Paris gem
Tips
🏛️"The most ridiculously opulent and decadent private home"
🛁silver bathtub weighs 900 kilograms
📅book guided tours well in advance
Hôtel de la Païva
Champs-Elysées




The "Louvre du cul" lives up to its name. This Second Empire mansion built by a famous courtesan hides an onyx staircase and a 900kg silver bathtub behind its Champs-Élysées facade.
Second Empire opulence
Courtesan's legendary mansion
Yellow onyx staircase
Secret Paris gem
Tips
🏛️"The most ridiculously opulent and decadent private home"
🛁silver bathtub weighs 900 kilograms
📅book guided tours well in advance