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Origin and history

The building located at 32 rue Saint-Georges in Rennes is a small house dating from the 16th century, classified as Historic Monument. Its architecture is distinguished by a gable roof directly visible from the street, as well as a bent foreground on the ground floor. These elements, combined with very marked corbelled floors, give it a pronounced medieval character, rare in the current urban landscape.

The protection of this building was formalized by an order of 18 January 1967, specifically covering its facades and roofs. Although its exact location was subject to approximations (especially between 32 and 26 rue Saint-Georges), the archives of the Mérimée base confirm its administrative address in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany. No information is available on its current use or accessibility to the public.

This type of construction reflects the local architectural techniques of the Renaissance, where wood-paned and corbelled houses were used to optimize space in narrow streets. The preservation of such buildings makes it possible to study the urban evolution of Rennes, marked by a medieval heritage and still reborn visible despite the subsequent transformations of the city.

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