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Origin and history

The building on 7 avenue de la République, located in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, was built in 1906 by the architect Eugène Meyer for the Society Frères Sulzer, a company of Swiss origin. Its architecture combines Austrian Baroque influences and Art Nouveau elements, with a facade surmounted by a pediment and a campanile. Although the exterior ornamentation has disappeared, the interior preserves original decorations, including ironwork by Edgar Brandt and a gilded stained glass window evoking alpine flowers, made by P. Roye in 1910.

The building was initially linked to a Swiss company, reflecting the economic exchanges between France and Central Europe at the beginning of the 20th century. Today, it houses the offices of an insurance company. Protected elements include the front door, lobby, stairway, and first floor lounges and offices, which have been listed as Historic Monuments since 1986. The accuracy of its location is considered satisfactory a priori (note 6/10).

The property belongs to a private company, and its heritage value lies as much in its architecture as in its interior decorations, typical of Art Nouveau. The ironworks of Edgar Brandt, master of the work associated with Meyer, and the stained glass window of P. Roye illustrate the alliance between art crafts and emerging industrialization. The building also bears witness to the urbanisation of Paris under the Third Republic, where the related buildings blended functionality and aesthetics.

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