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Origin and history

The Hotel des Rohan in Soubise is a rectangular building built in the late 17th century of the reign of Louis XIII. The oldest elements still visible today include the courtyard façade, with its skylights, entrance door and interior stone staircase. Part of the fence wall of the court, surmounted by a carved frieze of military attributes, also dates from this period. The main door, in the middle of the hanger, was once framed by two ionic pilasters, of which only the capitals remain. It is surmounted by a pediment with carved shield and a frieze decorated with garlands of fruit and foliage, typical of the Louis XIII style.

The facade features five stone windows, topped by vases, and an entrance accessible by a stone porch. Inside, the ground floor contains chimneys decorated with cariatids, rinsels and cartridges. The large stone central staircase divides the space into two equal parts. These architectural elements reflect the sober and elegant style of the era, marked by decorative motifs inspired by nature and antiquity.

The Hotel des Rohan was partially classified as a Historic Monument by order of 8 December 1928, protecting notably the main façade, the two chimneys on the ground floor and the street door with adjacent fence walls. Today, the building belongs to the municipality of Soubise and bears witness to 17th century civil architecture in New Aquitaine.

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