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Origin and history

The former Palace of Justice of Falaise, built in the second half of the eighteenth century, was an emblematic building of the city, located in the Calvados department in Normandy. Its architecture reflected the neo-classical style then in vogue, typical of the public buildings of that time. The building embodied the local judiciary and was part of the urban landscape of Falaise, a city marked by its medieval history and administrative role under the Old Regime.

The monument was listed as a Historic Monument on October 19, 1927, recognizing its heritage value. However, its existence was brutally interrupted during the bombings of the Battle of Normandy in 1944, which ravaged two thirds of the city. These destructions, linked to the Liberation of France during the Second World War, definitively erased this architectural testimony of the eighteenth century.

Today, the former Falaise Justice Palace no longer exists physically, but its history remains documented in archives and heritage databases, such as the Merimée database. His address, at 13bis Rue de Brébisson, and his inscription to the heritage recall his past importance. The property of the monument belonged to the Calvados department, stressing its status as a major public building before its destruction.

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