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Heritage classified

Origin and history

The building at 14 rue de la Chancellerie in Versailles is a historic monument whose remarkable architectural elements – facades and roofs – were inscribed by ministerial decree in 1930. This building illustrates the city's urban heritage, marked by its royal history and its architectural development in the 18th and 19th centuries. Its inscription reflects the desire to preserve buildings representative of the evolution of Versailles beyond its emblematic palace.

The location of this building, in the city centre close to the judicial institutions (the street bears the name Chancellery), suggests a link with the administration or local elites of the time. Although the sources do not specify its date of construction, its style and inscription in 1930 indicate a heritage value recognized in the inter-war period, when the protection of secondary monuments intensified in France. No information is available on its historical occupants or its original function.

Versailles, a city deeply transformed by Louis XIV and his successors, preserves an urban fabric combining private hotels, bourgeois residences and public buildings. This building is part of this landscape, recalling that the protection of heritage is not limited to castles, but also includes more discreet elements of the living environment. The current data do not allow for further information on its specific history or possible changes since 1930.

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