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The building located in the 50th course of the Red Hat in Bordeaux is an emblematic 18th century building, characterized by refined architecture. Its ground floor houses a shop with three square openings, while the basement has rounded bays framed by a projecting apparatus. These elements highlight the attention paid to symmetry and decorative details, specific to the Bordeaux urban planning of this period.

The first floor is distinguished by a balcony supported by carved consoles, adorned with lion heads, a recurring motif in classical art. Three mulled window doors, topped by carved bands, open onto this balcony. Heads and rinceaux, framed by consoles, support a richly decorated cornice. The second floor takes over this decoration, while a stone balustrade, laid on a moulure cornice, crowned together.

Ranked a Historic Monument by order of 3 February 1966, this building illustrates Bordeaux's civil architectural heritage. Only its façade on the courtyard and the corresponding roof are protected (cadastre F 177). Private property, it reflects the economic and cultural dynamism of the city in the Enlightenment century, where trade and urban beautification went hand in hand.

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