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Origin and history

The Hotel de la Faïencerie, classified as a Historic Monument, is a rare witness to the Bordeaux heritage of the mid-18th century. It was once the heart of a vast urban complex extending from the rue Fondaudège to the present public garden, and from rue Dumas during Verdun. Its architecture consists of a main building body on a floor and attic, overlooking the course of Verdun, as well as a narrower perpendicular wing, on Hustin Street. These provisions reflect the aristocratic urban planning of the time, where Bordeaux private hotels combined residential function and social prestige.

The hotel owes its name to its past use, although the sources do not explicitly specify its connection to a faience factory. The monument was fully registered by order of June 12, 2009, recognizing its heritage value. Today, it is located in the 15 course of Verdun (official address) or near the Hustin impasse according to GPS coordinates, illustrating the challenges of precise location for old buildings in urban areas. Map accuracy is assessed as fair (note 5/10), highlighting the limitations of available geolocation data.

Originally, this hotel was set up in a rapidly changing area, marked by the expansion of Bordeaux in the 18th century, a period that was a delight for the city thanks to maritime and wine trade. Private hotels, such as that of the faience, served as residences for local elites (traders, shipowners, nobles) and symbolized their economic power. Their in-depth layout, with courtyards and gardens, met strict architectural codes, mixing intimacy and social representation. Today, the absence of traces of the other buildings of the original ensemble underlines the scarcity of this preserved heritage.

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