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The building at 24 Pascal Street in Clermont-Ferrand is a two-century architectural history. Its stairwell, a Louis-Quatorzian spirit, dates back to the second half of the seventeenth century, while its exterior facades date back to the eighteenth century. This staircase is distinguished by its four core pillars, its straight flights carried by silts on arches, and its rest in return from square. The stone support ramp, adorned with square-panned crawling balusters, as well as the windows on the first floor with supporting ironwork decorated with pistil motifs, testify to a refined craftsmanship.

The gate of the court, inspired by the 16th century Italian architectural treatises, is attributable to the Volvic school, famous for its work of local volcanic stone. This building, partially protected since 1990 (façades, roofs, entrance door, stairwell and neo-classical wing of the courtyard), illustrates the evolution of architectural styles between Baroque and Classicism. Its mix of influences – French, Italian and regional – makes it a representative example of the Clermontian urban heritage.

The inscription in the Historical Monuments in 1990 preserved key elements such as the vantal door, whose late Renaissance style contrasts with the classicism of the eighteenth century facades. Although privately owned, this building remains a testimony of artistic exchanges in Auvergne in the 17th and 18th centuries, when Clermont-Ferrand, then episcopal and judicial city, attracted craftsmen and architects trained in European currents.

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