Fashion designer and serial renovator Amélie Dian, founder of Zadig & Voltaire, takes us inside her 7th Arrondissement abode.

“They should have maintained it, because it’s a very historic building in the city,” Panto said. “It’s one of the few remaining 18th century buildings left, and it’s not maintained.

The 18th century examples were often domestic ... This includes an increasing interest in preserving and restoring older buildings, with a need to understand the different styles of Gothic ...

Its 18th- and 19th-century buildings, such as the Palacio Brunet and the Palacio Cantero, were built in its days of prosperity from the sugar trade. Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO ...