2 place du Caire

2nd arrondissement of Paris, France

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Located in Paris's 2nd arrondissement, 2 place du Caire is a multi-story urban building designed by architect Philippe-Laurent Pétrel and completed in 1799. Built in the Egyptian Revival style—a fashionable aesthetic of the period inspired by Napoleon's campaigns and European fascination with Egyptology—the structure represents an early example of this exotic architectural movement in Parisian domestic architecture. The building has been recognized as a monument historique inscrit, acknowledging its historical and architectural significance.