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Hôtel Maurel de Pontevès

Coordinates: 43°31′37″N 5°27′00″E / 43.5269°N 5.4499°E / 43.5269; 5.4499
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Hôtel Maurel de Pontevès
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General information
TypeHôtel particulier
Address38, Cours Mirabeau
Town or cityAix-en-Provence
CountryFrance
Construction started1647
Completed1651
ClientPierre Maurel
Design and construction
Architect(s)Jean Lombard
Pierre Pavillon
Front door on the Cours Mirabeau.

The Hôtel Maurel de Pontevès (a.k.a. Hôtel d'Espagnet) is a listed hôtel particulier in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.

Location

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The hotel is located at 38 on the Cours Mirabeau in the centre of Aix-en-Provence.[1][2][3]

History

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The hotel was one of the first hotels to be built in the Quartier Mazarin.[1] Its construction started in 1647, and it was only completed four years later, in 1651.[1][2] It was designed by architects Jean Lombard and Pierre Pavillon.[1][2] They combined the architectural styles of mannerism and Baroque architecture.[2]

The first owner was Pierre Maurel, a prosperous cloth merchant who purchased the marquisate of Pontevès.[1][2][4]

Heritage significance

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It has been listed as a "monument historique" since February 8, 1990.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Culture 13: Hôtel Maurel de Pontèves
  2. ^ a b c d e City of Aix-en-Provence: Hôtel Maurel de Pontèves dit d'Espagnet
  3. ^ a b Base Mérimée: PA00081030, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  4. ^ Jean-Paul Labourdette, Dominique Auzias, Olivia Ferrandino, Olivier Gressot, Aix-en-Provence, Paris: Le Petit Futé, 2010, p. 28 [1]

43°31′37″N 5°27′00″E / 43.5269°N 5.4499°E / 43.5269; 5.4499