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Building à Bordeaux en Gironde

Gironde

Building

    22 Quai des Salinières
    33000 Bordeaux
Crédit photo : Davitof - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1700
1800
1900
2000
1729
Jacques Gabriel's initial projects
1731
Construction of Customs wharf
1746
Agreement for the first dock
1748
Completion of the monumental perspective
1951
Front protection and roofing
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The façade and the roof (Box S 24): inscription by decree of 14 April 1951

Key figures

Jacques Gabriel - Architect Author of the first projects (1729) and wharf.
Ange-Jacques Gabriel - Architect Son of Jacques, collaborates with Tourny.
Claude Boucher - Intendant of Bordeaux Initiator of the first dock in 1746.
Aubert de Tourny - Intendant of Bordeaux Relaunched the project in 1748.

Origin and history

The idea of a royal square and a uniform facade along the Garonne gradually emerged. In 1746, intendant Claude Boucher obtained the agreement of the jurats to create the first dock. In 1729, the architect Jacques Gabriel proposed three projects, before building in 1731 the Quai de la Douane and its facades bordering the river. This initial project marked the beginning of a coherent architectural order, characterized by arches in the middle of the hang, slits and ornamental sculptures.

At the death of Boucher, intendant Aubert de Tourny launched the project with Ange-Jacques Gabriel, son of Jacques Gabriel. In 1748, a monumental perspective was completed, extending the Place Royale (now Place de la Bourse) towards the Garonne. The facades, structured on the ground floor with arcades, two square floors and a Mansard attic, today retain their original character despite the partial disappearance of wrought iron balconies. The arcades, sometimes altered by shops, remain a testament to this urban ambition.

The building at 21 Quai des Salinières, whose facade and roof have been protected since 1951, illustrates this architectural uniformity. The motifs carved with the keys of the arcades and the original larmies highlight the base, while the stone dots pierce the top. This heritage reflects the influence of Gabriel, fathers and sons, and the intention of the intendants to modernize Bordeaux in the Enlightenment century.

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