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The building located in 5 Franz-Liszt Square, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, is part of a coherent architectural complex built in the 1st quarter of the 19th century. These buildings, mostly raised on three floors with attices, border a five-point star square dominated to the north by the Saint Vincent de Paul church. Their stylistic unit rests on facades rhythmized by rectangular windows with triangular frontons on the noble floor, cast-iron balconies on the 2nd and 3rd floors, and corners highlighted by bosses. Despite the transformation of the ground floor into shops, the original harmony remains, marked by a special attention to proportions and modeling.

Franz-Liszt Square, crossed by Lafayette Street and opened to the south by rue d-Hauteville, is part of an ambitious urban project of the early 19th century. The buildings between the streets of Abbeville and the Petits-Hôtels illustrate the bourgeois residential architecture of the period, with subsequent elevations (lucarnes) and a typical cast iron ornamentation. The architect Achille Leclère is associated with this ensemble, whose facades and roofs were inscribed in the Historical Monuments by order of 9 April 1998 (cadastre 10: 01 AN 72). The location, although specified by the address, suffers from a map accuracy deemed poor (note 5/10).

The historical context of these buildings is linked to Haussmannian urbanization before the hour, with a desire to beautify and symmetry. The square, conceived as a point of visual convergence, highlights the church of Saint Vincent de Paul, whose construction ranges from 1824 (by Lepère) to 1844 (by Hittorf). The commercial modifications on the ground floor reflect the evolution of usage, but the ensemble retains a remarkable architectural unit, reflecting the know-how of the artisans in lockmaking and stone-cutting of the era.

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