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The building, located at 15 Lassagne quai and 31 rue Royale in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon, is part of the Saint-Clair district, built and built during the third quarter of the 18th century. Architects Jean-Antoine Morand and Loyer contributed to its development, reflecting the Lyon urban style of the time. This neighborhood, emblematic of the expansion of the city under the Old Regime, combines classical rigour and bourgeois functionality.

The interior decorations, particularly those of the first and third floor salons, are attributed to Louis Guy, painter of the Lyon school, and date from the mid-19th century. The third floor median living room, classified as Historic Monument in 1994, illustrates the Second Empire style in its early years, with a characteristic fascination. The facades, roofs, and elements such as the stairwell or a water pump were protected by decree in 1990, highlighting their heritage value.

The building embodies the transition from lighting architecture to 19th century eclecticism. Its listing in the inventory of Historic Monuments also covers entire apartments, such as the old dining room and the living rooms on the first floor, witnesses to the affluent lifestyles of the time. The accuracy of its location remains poor (note 5/10), but its official address and GPS coordinates allow it to be located in the historic centre of Lyon.

Private property today, the building preserves traces of Lyon's urban transformations, from the development of Morand — which also designed the Saône wharves — to the Haussmannian beautifications. Its present state reflects both its past residential use and its artistic value, thanks in particular to the work of Louis Guy, a local figure unknown but representative of post-revolutionary decorative renewal.

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