The Hôtel Ritz Paris on Place Vendôme has a facade by Jules Hardouin-Mansart, updated by Charles Mewès in 1897 and 1898 and renovated by Bernard Gaucherel from 1980 to 1987. César Ritz founded the hotel with Auguste Escoffier, and Mohamed Al-Fayed bought it in 1979. The infobox dates Mansart's work to 1705, and the text says construction began that year. It opened on June 1, 1898.
The article calls the style Classical, from the end of Louis XIV's reign, with interiors in Louis XIV to XVI styles. It mentions marble fireplaces, tapestries, gilded moldings and 18th-century paneling. It has four floors including the mansard roof, with 210 rooms when founded and 140 as of 2024.
It closed in 2012 for restoration, had a fire in January 2016 and reopened in June 2016. A jewelry theft followed in January 2018. It is a luxury hotel with a two-Michelin-starred restaurant. The article gives no hours.
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