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The Mel de Fontenay hotel is a mansion located at 23 rue Montbazon in Bordeaux, built during the 4th quarter of the 18th century. It is part of a subdivision carried out on land ceded by the last two archbishops of Bordeaux before the Revolution, between 1771 and 1789. This type of construction reflects the increasing urbanization of the city at that time, marked by the influence of ecclesiastical and aristocratic elites.

The building is representative of hotels on Bordeaux street of the late eighteenth century, with a neoclassical architectural decoration evoking antiquity by sober ornaments. His assignment to architect Richard-François Bonfin is probable, the latter having supervised the construction of the neighbouring episcopal palace and the subdivision of the grounds of the archdiocese. This historical context links the hotel to the urban transformation of Bordeaux under the Ancien Régime.

The Mel de Fontenay Hotel was listed among the historical monuments and was registered by arrest on 11 April 2008. This protection concerns the entire building (Cadastre KE 61), highlighting its heritage value as a witness to pre-revolutionary Bordeaux civil architecture. No information is available on its current use (visits, rentals, etc.).

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