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The Senchon de Bournissac Hotel, located in Noves in the Bouches-du-Rhône, is an emblematic monument of civil architecture of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Its construction began at the beginning of the 18th century, initiated by François Senchon, lawyer at the Parliament of Provence. The latter acquires plots around a courtyard to build a private hotel whose imposing and ordered façade hides a large staircase cage with balusters, typical of the style of the era. The upstairs rooms, with French ceilings, reflect the taste for elegance and symmetry.

In the 19th century, the hotel was enlarged by the addition of a north wing in return on garden, whose ground floor forms a large hall evoking a gallery. This period also sees the beautification of the interior decorations: the two living rooms on the ground floor, open on the street, are decorated with gypsums on the mists of fireplace and door tops, while the walls are covered with wallpapers. The dining room features grey panoramas illustrating the pleasures of the city and the countryside, and the living room displays a series of views of Hindustan, edited by the Zuber factory in Rixheim in 1807. These elements bear witness to the evolution of decorative tastes between the two centuries.

Ranked Historic Monument by order of 29 August 2000, the hotel protects its facades, roofs, stairway with its ramp, as well as the two lounges and their decors, including panoramic wallpapers. Today, owned by a private company, it illustrates the architectural and artistic heritage of Provence, mixing 18th century classical heritage and 19th century romantic influences.

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