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The house located at Georges-Clémenceau courtyard in Bordeaux is part of the architectural complex of Gambetta Square (former Dauphine Square), one of the city's major urban projects in the 18th century. This space, designed around 1745 under the impulse of the intendant of Tourny, aimed to clean up and embellish Bordeaux by creating a rectangular square west of the Dauphine and Dijeaux gates. Although the works were only completed between 1770 and 1780, the style chosen reflected that of the first half of the century, marked by a strict classical ordinance.

Gambetta Square, surrounded by homogeneous buildings, became a strategic crossroads where the main Bordeaux routes converge, including the Georges-Clémenceau course. This monument, whose façade and roof have been inscribed since 1927, reflects the desire for urban modernization under the Old Regime. Its location, in the 3 course Georges-Clémenceau, makes it a key element of this Bordeaux architectural heritage, today protected by the Historical Monuments.

The intendant of Tourny played a central role in the transformation of Bordeaux, multiplying the projects of beautification to adapt the city to the aesthetic and hygienic standards of the Enlightenment century. Gambetta Square, with its symmetrical buildings and open perspectives, embodies this ambition, combining public utility and architectural prestige. Subsequent protections, such as the 1927 protection, highlight the enduring heritage value of these achievements.

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