. Twenty centuries of Paris . Towerbrings to mind a Parisian habit indicative ofthrift and of a respect for historical Press has been housed for many years in theeighteenth century hotel of the Dukes of Ro-han built when the Marais was still more unsuitable for a printing estab-lishment it would be hard to find. The rooms ofa private house become a crowded fire trap whenconverted to industrial purposes. This use of thehouse has tided over a crisis, however, and oncethe last vestige of printers ink has been removedthe old building probably will be restored
. Twenty centuries of Paris . Towerbrings to mind a Parisian habit indicative ofthrift and of a respect for historical Press has been housed for many years in theeighteenth century hotel of the Dukes of Ro-han built when the Marais was still more unsuitable for a printing estab-lishment it would be hard to find. The rooms ofa private house become a crowded fire trap whenconverted to industrial purposes. This use of thehouse has tided over a crisis, however, and oncethe last vestige of printers ink has been removedthe old building probably will be restored to thebeauty which the still existing decorations of someof the rooms show, and will be used for somemore suitable purpose. One proposal is that itbe used as an addition to the National Archives,since its grounds adjoin those of the HotelsClisson and Soubise, their present home. TheHotel Carnavalet houses the Historical Museumof Paris, and part of the Louvre is used forgovernment offices—two other instances of MAIRIE OF THE ARRONDIbSEMENT OF THE TEMPLE.
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