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Heritage classified

Origin and history

The buildings at numbers 18, 20 and 22 of the Rue de la Chancellerie in Versailles constitute a protected architectural complex. Their inscription in the inventory of Historic Monuments by decree of 26 July 1930 specifically concerns facades and roofs, highlighting their heritage value in the urban landscape of Versaillais. These buildings, typical of their time, reflect the aesthetic and constructive norms in force at the beginning of the twentieth century in this emblematic city of Île-de-France.

The location of these buildings, in a street close to the historic centre of Versailles, suggests their integration into an urban fabric marked by the royal heritage and subsequent transformations. Their protection reflects a desire to preserve representative elements of the bourgeois or residential habitat of this period, although the available sources do not specify their original use or sponsor. The lack of details about their specific history limits the understanding of their exact role in local life, but their status as a Historical Monument makes them silent witnesses to the evolution of Versailles over the decades.

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