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 Building 6 Rue de Hanover in Paris à Paris 1er dans Paris 2ème

Patrimoine classé
Immeuble
Paris

Building 6 Rue de Hanover in Paris

    6 Rue de Hanovre
    75002 Paris 2e Arrondissement
Immeuble 6 Rue de Hanovre à Paris
Immeuble 6 Rue de Hanovre à Paris
Immeuble 6 Rue de Hanovre à Paris
Immeuble 6 Rue de Hanovre à Paris
Immeuble 6 Rue de Hanovre à Paris
Immeuble 6 Rue de Hanovre à Paris
Immeuble 6 Rue de Hanovre à Paris
Immeuble 6 Rue de Hanovre à Paris
Immeuble 6 Rue de Hanovre à Paris
Immeuble 6 Rue de Hanovre à Paris
Crédit photo : Tangopaso - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1900
2000
1907-1908
Construction of building
30 décembre 1977
Registration for Historic Monuments
Années 2010
Building renovation
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Façade and roof on street as well as the vestibule and staircase with its wrought iron ramp: inscription by order of 30 December 1977

Key figures

François-Adolphe Bocage - Architect Building designer, tenant and then occupant.
Alexandre Bigot - Ceramicist Author of Art Nouveau sandstone decorations.
Camille Alaphilippe - Sculptor Director of the sculptures of the facade.

Origin and history

The building of 6 rue de Hanover, located in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, is an office building built between 1907 and 1908 by architect François-Adolphe Bocage. It replaces a previous building belonging to industrialists L. and C. Hardtmutz. Bocage, tenant of the place before its reconstruction, then set up its agency. The 18-metre-long facade is distinguished by its ceramics in Art Nouveau flamed sandstone with marine motifs (algae, octopus, shells) and its oriels on the upper floors. The entrance hall, decorated with floral ceramics (leafs, roses) by Alexandre Bigot, leads to a spiral staircase illuminated by stained glass windows.

The exterior sculptures are the work of Camille Alaphilippe. Although Art Nouveau was then in decline, this building stood out in a district marked by Haussmannian urban planning in the Second Empire. The facade, roof, vestibule and stairway were listed as historical monuments in 1977. The building, renovated in the 2010s, retains a central octagonal courtyard and wrought ironworks, testimony to its architectural eclecticism.

The late inspiration of its decorations, combining floral art and marine universe, reflects a stylistic transition between Art Nouveau and the emerging currents of the early twentieth century. Close to Opera Garnier, it illustrates an artistic exception in a neighborhood dominated by more classic buildings. Bigot ceramics, recognized for their technical quality, contribute to its heritage classification.

External links

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