2022.02.11.022 PARIS - Place Vendôme - L'Hôtel de Crozat, L'Hôtel d'Évreux, L'Hôtel de Fontpertuis et l'Hôtel de Boullongne.
Typique de l'urbanisme classique français, c'est une des places de Paris les plus célèbres et considérée comme l'une des plus luxueuses du monde.
Avec la place des Victoires, la place de la Concorde, la place des Vosges et la place Dauphine, elle est l'une des cinq places royales de la ville.
Son architecture est due à l'architecte Jules Hardouin-Mansart qui conçoit, en 1699, un plan d'urbanisme strict auquel doivent se conformer les propriétaires des immeubles. Une grande partie des façades est classée monument historique. En son centre se trouve la colonne Vendôme édifiée en 1810, abattue par les communards, reconstruite ensuite.
En 1685, Louvois reprend l'idée et achète l'hôtel de Vendôme et le couvent des Capucines qui se trouvent alors, au nord de la rue Saint-Honoré. Sur leur emplacement, les architectes Jules Hardouin-Mansart et Germain Boffrand proposent de construire une vaste place rectangulaire, entièrement ouverte sur la rue Saint-Honoré et destinée à être bordée de vastes bâtiments publics.
Les façades sont construites (avant même les bâtiments) et au milieu de la place est érigée une statue équestre en bronze de Louis XIV que Louvois commande à François Girardon. La place prend alors le nom de « place Louis-le-Grand », qu'elle garde jusqu'à la Révolution.
En 1699, le programme public de 1685 est abandonné au profit d'une opération privée. Le roi vend le terrain à la ville et les façades, qui sont construites pour l'inauguration, sont démolies afin de réduire l'emprise de la place d'une vingtaine de mètres de chaque côté. La nouvelle place est entourée d'hôtels particuliers derrière des façades uniformes, dessinées par Jules Hardouin-Mansart.
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Typical of French classical urbanism, it is one of the most famous squares in Paris and considered one of the most luxurious in the world.
Along with the Place des Victoires, the Place de la Concorde, the Place des Vosges and the Place Dauphine, it is one of the five royal squares of the city.
Its architecture is due to the architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart who, in 1699, designed a strict urban plan to which the owners of the buildings must conform. A large part of the facades are classified as historical monuments. At its centre is the Vendôme column, built in 1810, destroyed by the communards and then rebuilt.
In 1685, Louvois took up the idea and bought the Hôtel de Vendôme and the Capucines convent, which were then located on the north side of the rue Saint-Honoré. On their site, the architects Jules Hardouin-Mansart and Germain Boffrand proposed to build a vast rectangular square, entirely open onto the rue Saint-Honoré and intended to be lined with vast public buildings.
The facades were built (even before the buildings) and in the middle of the square a bronze equestrian statue of Louis XIV was erected, which Louvois commissioned from François Girardon. The square then took the name "Place Louis-le-Grand", which it retained until the Revolution.
In 1699, the public programme of 1685 was abandoned in favour of a private operation. The king sold the land to the city and the facades, which were built for the inauguration, were demolished in order to reduce the square's size by about twenty metres on each side. The new square is surrounded by private mansions behind uniform facades designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart.
Typical of French classical town planning, it is one of the most famous squares in Paris and considered one of the most luxurious in the world.
Along with the Place des Victoires, the Place de la Concorde, the Place des Vosges and the Place Dauphine, it is one of the five royal squares of the city.
Its architecture is due to the architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart who, in 1699, designed a strict urban plan to which the owners of the buildings must conform. A large part of the facades are classified as historical monuments. At its centre is the Vendôme column, built in 1810, knocked down by the communards and then rebuilt.
In 1685, Louvois took up the idea and bought the Hôtel de Vendôme and the Capucines convent, which were then located on the north side of the rue Saint-Honoré. On their site, the architects Jules Hardouin-Mansart and Germain Boffrand proposed to build a vast rectangular square, entirely open onto the rue Saint-Honoré and intended to be lined with vast public buildings.
The facades were built (even before the buildings) and in the middle of the square a bronze equestrian statue of Louis XIV was erected, which Louvois commissioned from François Girardon. The square then took the name "Place Louis-le-Grand", which it retained until the Revolution.
In 1699, the public programme of 1685 was abandoned in favour of a private operation. The king sold the land to the city and the facades, which were built for the inauguration, were demolished in order to reduce the square's size by about twenty metres on each side. The new square is surrounded by private mansions behind uniform facades, designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart.
2022.02.11.022 PARIS - Place Vendôme - L'Hôtel de Crozat, L'Hôtel d'Évreux, L'Hôtel de Fontpertuis et l'Hôtel de Boullongne.
Typique de l'urbanisme classique français, c'est une des places de Paris les plus célèbres et considérée comme l'une des plus luxueuses du monde.
Avec la place des Victoires, la place de la Concorde, la place des Vosges et la place Dauphine, elle est l'une des cinq places royales de la ville.
Son architecture est due à l'architecte Jules Hardouin-Mansart qui conçoit, en 1699, un plan d'urbanisme strict auquel doivent se conformer les propriétaires des immeubles. Une grande partie des façades est classée monument historique. En son centre se trouve la colonne Vendôme édifiée en 1810, abattue par les communards, reconstruite ensuite.
En 1685, Louvois reprend l'idée et achète l'hôtel de Vendôme et le couvent des Capucines qui se trouvent alors, au nord de la rue Saint-Honoré. Sur leur emplacement, les architectes Jules Hardouin-Mansart et Germain Boffrand proposent de construire une vaste place rectangulaire, entièrement ouverte sur la rue Saint-Honoré et destinée à être bordée de vastes bâtiments publics.
Les façades sont construites (avant même les bâtiments) et au milieu de la place est érigée une statue équestre en bronze de Louis XIV que Louvois commande à François Girardon. La place prend alors le nom de « place Louis-le-Grand », qu'elle garde jusqu'à la Révolution.
En 1699, le programme public de 1685 est abandonné au profit d'une opération privée. Le roi vend le terrain à la ville et les façades, qui sont construites pour l'inauguration, sont démolies afin de réduire l'emprise de la place d'une vingtaine de mètres de chaque côté. La nouvelle place est entourée d'hôtels particuliers derrière des façades uniformes, dessinées par Jules Hardouin-Mansart.
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Typical of French classical urbanism, it is one of the most famous squares in Paris and considered one of the most luxurious in the world.
Along with the Place des Victoires, the Place de la Concorde, the Place des Vosges and the Place Dauphine, it is one of the five royal squares of the city.
Its architecture is due to the architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart who, in 1699, designed a strict urban plan to which the owners of the buildings must conform. A large part of the facades are classified as historical monuments. At its centre is the Vendôme column, built in 1810, destroyed by the communards and then rebuilt.
In 1685, Louvois took up the idea and bought the Hôtel de Vendôme and the Capucines convent, which were then located on the north side of the rue Saint-Honoré. On their site, the architects Jules Hardouin-Mansart and Germain Boffrand proposed to build a vast rectangular square, entirely open onto the rue Saint-Honoré and intended to be lined with vast public buildings.
The facades were built (even before the buildings) and in the middle of the square a bronze equestrian statue of Louis XIV was erected, which Louvois commissioned from François Girardon. The square then took the name "Place Louis-le-Grand", which it retained until the Revolution.
In 1699, the public programme of 1685 was abandoned in favour of a private operation. The king sold the land to the city and the facades, which were built for the inauguration, were demolished in order to reduce the square's size by about twenty metres on each side. The new square is surrounded by private mansions behind uniform facades designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart.
Typical of French classical town planning, it is one of the most famous squares in Paris and considered one of the most luxurious in the world.
Along with the Place des Victoires, the Place de la Concorde, the Place des Vosges and the Place Dauphine, it is one of the five royal squares of the city.
Its architecture is due to the architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart who, in 1699, designed a strict urban plan to which the owners of the buildings must conform. A large part of the facades are classified as historical monuments. At its centre is the Vendôme column, built in 1810, knocked down by the communards and then rebuilt.
In 1685, Louvois took up the idea and bought the Hôtel de Vendôme and the Capucines convent, which were then located on the north side of the rue Saint-Honoré. On their site, the architects Jules Hardouin-Mansart and Germain Boffrand proposed to build a vast rectangular square, entirely open onto the rue Saint-Honoré and intended to be lined with vast public buildings.
The facades were built (even before the buildings) and in the middle of the square a bronze equestrian statue of Louis XIV was erected, which Louvois commissioned from François Girardon. The square then took the name "Place Louis-le-Grand", which it retained until the Revolution.
In 1699, the public programme of 1685 was abandoned in favour of a private operation. The king sold the land to the city and the facades, which were built for the inauguration, were demolished in order to reduce the square's size by about twenty metres on each side. The new square is surrounded by private mansions behind uniform facades, designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart.