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Heritage classified

Origin and history

The house located at 88 Rue Royale in Orléans is a monument listed in the inventory of Historic Monuments since 1928. Its classification specifically concerns the facade and roof, architectural elements representative of their time. Although details of its construction or historic occupants are missing, this official protection underscores its heritage interest in the Orléan urban landscape.

Orléans, a city marked by a rich history since the Middle Ages, experienced at the beginning of the twentieth century a period of architectural transformation combining ancient heritage and emerging modernity. The bourgeois houses, like the one on Rue Royale, then reflected the social status of their owners while integrating into a changing urban fabric. Their preservation makes it possible today to study the lifestyles and aesthetic tastes of the era, in a region where the civil heritage complements religious or military buildings more often highlighted.

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