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Origin and history

The house in Beaune, dating from the 15th and 16th centuries, is a remarkable example of Renaissance civil architecture. Its most emblematic element is a three-level open gallery, built in 1542. The ground floor and the first floor, made of stone, are dogive vaulted, while the last level, supported by ionic columns, has an apparent floor covering. Busts in the upper relief, similar to those of the hotel of No9 place Monge, adorn this ensemble, highlighting its prestigious character.

The gallery, dated by a cartridge carved on one of its pillars, served as a link between two houses, one of which has now disappeared. Only a stair turret remains, with a ramp-on-rail staircase probably after 1542. The façade on the street side, completely redone in 1860, contrasts with the original house body, where some 15th or 16th century bays are still visible on the courtyard side. The ensemble has two separate accesses: a main entrance on Rue Maufoux, with a representative vocation, and a secondary entrance on Rue Louis Very, reserved for services.

The north and east facades, the inner courtyard, the corresponding roofs, the well and the galleries were protected by an inscription in the Historical Monuments on 23 October 1972. This monument illustrates the architectural evolution between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, as well as the importance of galleries as prestigious spaces in bourgeois houses of the time.

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