The official residence of the German Ambassador to Paris is located at
Hôtel Beauharnais in the
7th arrondissement of Paris. It was designed by architect
Germain Boffrand. Its construction was completed in 1714. By 1803, the structure was purchased by
Eugène de Beauharnais, who had it rebuilt in an
Empire style. It has been listed as an
official historical monument since July 25, 1951. During
World War II, the building served as the Paris residence of
Otto Abetz, German ambassador to
Vichy France, until it was confiscated in 1944. Held by the French
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was restored to
West Germany in 1961 during the negotiations on the
Élysée Treaty. As a new embassy then already was under construction on
Avenue Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the building solely served for representative purposes. == List of German ambassadors to France ==