Probably the most surprising building in all of Paris, Pagoda Paris is a red, Chinese-style building that looks like it came straight from the Far East. In reality, before Mr. Ching Tsai Loo, a collector and dealer of Chinese and Asian art and antiques, purchased and transformed it in 1925, it was a regular, French Louis Philippe style building. The Chinese theme continues inside with beautiful lacquer panels decorating the rooms. The building was used as an art gallery for Chinese and Asian art and antiques as part of Mr. Loo’s business until 2011. Honoring the legacy of Mr. Loo, Pagoda Paris is still used to host important exhibitions and sales of Chinese and Asian art.
