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Origin and history

The house of Uzès, classified as Historic Monument, dates from the 16th century and is distinguished by the remains of its facade, including a staircase turret and adjacent decorations. The trapeze-shaped inner courtyard has four similar windows pierced on two floors. The ground floor, now partially extinct, was to have a similar style, as is evident from the Corinthian still visible. Rectangular windows, framed with pilasters and topped by many, lean on a curved cord located above the cornice and base.

On the second floor, a base with pedestals supports mezzanines framed with grotesque pilasters in half-bosse. These elements support a doric style entablement, itself wearing the roof. Inside, the staircase retains a painted 17th century ceiling, illustrating the four cardinal points. The large living room on the ground floor preserved haze decorations, door tops and fireplace, decorated with Louis XIII or Louis XIV trophies.

The facade with its turret was inscribed by order of 25 June 1929, while the facades on courtyard and staircase were protected on 6 December 1949. Located in Dampmartin Square, this house illustrates the refined civil architecture of the Renaissance in Languedoc, now integrated into the Occitanie region.

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