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The Bezannes hotel is a private hotel built around 1450 in Reims, in the current department of Marne. Originally located at 4 rue de la Clef (now 18 Cours Jean-Baptiste Langlet), it was erected by Pierre, lieutenant of the inhabitants and lord of Bezannes. This monument illustrates flamboyant Gothic civil architecture, with windows characteristic of this period. Its history is marked by its successive occupation by influential local families, including the Mailleferts and the Coqueberts, who played a significant role in remise life.

The hotel suffered heavy damage during the bombings of the First World War, resulting in the almost total destruction of its original structure. A pavilion was rebuilt and realigned on the Langlet course after 1918, while a second symmetrical pavilion, built during the reconstruction, was demolished in the 1970s to give way to a modern building. Only the facades and roofs of the remaining pavilion, classified as historical monuments since October 12, 1920, today bear witness to its medieval past.

The classification under the title of historical monuments specifically concerns the architectural elements of the remaining pavilion, including its flamboyant Gothic windows. This vestige offers a rare overview of the 15th century aristocratic habitat, despite the urban transformations of the 20th century. The current address, 16 courses Jean-Baptiste Langlet, corresponds to the site redeveloped after the destructions of 1914-1918.

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