Hôtel Lutetia
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The Hôtel Lutetia, branded since 2025 as the Mandarin Oriental Lutetia, Paris, located on Boulevard Raspail, in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area of the 6th arrondissement of Paris, is one of the best-k
Mandarin Oriental Lutetia, Paris
Hôtel Lutetia
Hôtel Lutetia
Hôtel Lutetia
Alfred Toepfer
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Alfred Carl Toepfer was a German entrepreneur, owner of the company Toepfer International and founder of the Alfred Toepfer Foundation. He helped to shape the original internal markets of the European
Hôtel Lutetia
…by the Germans. The hotel itself was requisitioned by the Abwehr (counter-espionage), and used to house, feed, and entertain German officers such as Alfred Toepfer and the French collaborator Rudy de Mérode. When Paris was liberated in August 1944, the hotel was abandoned by German troops and taken over by French…
Alfred Toepfer (1990)
Site of the Free German Youth Day in 1913 which Toepfer attended. After acquiring the land, in 1963 Toepfer held an anniversary marking the event, and at the 75th anniversary in 1988, encouraged the youth to embrace European unity.
The Hamburgische Staatsoper was reconstructed following World War II with the help of Toepfer's foundations.