Culture and economy Architecture and finance in Europe A new life for the Hôtel Gaillard The Rothschilds in the 19th century – bankers as builders, at the BnF 1885: a night to remember at the Hôtel Gaillard Victor-Jules Février, architect of the Hotel Gaillard Alphonse Defrasse, architect of the Paris-Malesherbes branch ’Rêve de monuments’ The townhouse. A Parisian ambition Bank architecture: between Beauty and Functionality Emile Gaillard, the Banker Historical background Hôtel Gaillard, an architectural gem