Architectural study
Originally known as the Place Royale, the Place des Vosges was built by Henri IV from 1605 to 1612. What was new about the Place Royale in 1612 was that the housefronts were all built to the same design, probably by Baptiste du Cerceau] of red brick with strips of stone quoins over vaulted arcades that stand on square pillars.
The steeply-pitched blue slate roofs are pierced with discreet small-paned dormers above the pedimented dormers that stand upon the cornices. Two pavilions that rise higher than the unified roofline of the square center the north and south faces and offer access to the square through triple arches.
Paris, 2016
Architectural study
Originally known as the Place Royale, the Place des Vosges was built by Henri IV from 1605 to 1612. What was new about the Place Royale in 1612 was that the housefronts were all built to the same design, probably by Baptiste du Cerceau] of red brick with strips of stone quoins over vaulted arcades that stand on square pillars.
The steeply-pitched blue slate roofs are pierced with discreet small-paned dormers above the pedimented dormers that stand upon the cornices. Two pavilions that rise higher than the unified roofline of the square center the north and south faces and offer access to the square through triple arches.
Paris, 2016