Hôtel de Boisgelin (Aix-en-Provence)
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| Type | Hôtel particulier |
| Address | 11 rue du Quatre Septembre |
| Town or city | Aix-en-Provence |
| Country | France |
| Completed | 1650 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Pierre Pavillon Jean-Claude Rambot |
The Hôtel de Boisgelin is a listed hôtel particulier in Aix-en-Provence.
Location[edit]
It is located at number 11 on the rue du Quatre Septembre, on the Place des Quatre Dauphins, in the Quartier Mazarin of Aix-en-Provence.[1][2][3]
History[edit]
It was designed by architects Pierre Pavillon (1612-1670) and Jean-Claude Rambot (1621-1694), and built for Louis Le Blanc de Montespin in 1650.[1][4][5] In 1697, it was purchased by Pierre-Joseph Laurens-Brue.[4] That year, he commissioned architect Laurent Vallon (1652-1724) to design a grand staircase inside.[1] It was later inherited by the Boisgelin family.[1]
It comes with a courtyard and a garden.[4] In the garden, there is a fountain under the foliage, thus always in the shade in daytime.[6]
Heritage significance[edit]
It has been listed as a monument historique since 1964.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Aix-en-Provence Tourism: Hôtels particuliers". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
- ^ Provence, Le Petit Futé, 2009 p. 169 [1]
- ^ Douglas Goldring, The South of France: The Lower Rhône Valley and the Mediterranean Seaboard from Martigues to Menton, Macdonald, 1952, p. 116 [2]
- ^ a b c René Borricand, Les Hôtels particuliers d'Aix-en-Provence, 39 rue Espariat, 1971, p. 45 [3]
- ^ Histoire d'Aix-en-Provence, C.Y. Chaudoreille, 1977, p. 174
- ^ Henri Dobler, Le cadre de la vie mondaine à Aix-en-Provence aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles: Boudoirs et jardins, F. Detaille, 1928, p. 119 [4]
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43°31′32″N 5°27′01″E / 43.5255°N 5.4504°E
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