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Origin and history

The building located in Bordeaux, at the 37 aisle of Tourny and 14 Cours Tournon, was built by the architect Combe between 1795 and 1796, at the end of the Tourny alleys. This building, emblematic of the neoclassical style emerging at that time, marks an architectural transition between the 18th and 19th centuries. Its facades and roofs, protected since 1965, illustrate the influence of ancient models revisited by Bordeaux architects.

In the 19th century, a doric column portico was added to the facade, reinforcing its monumental character. The ground floor is distinguished by large bossed arcades housing the inner-floor bays, while the first floor features window doors decorated with frontons, decorated sophites, and foliage consoles. The second floor is crowned by a large cornice surmounted by a stone balustrade, typical of bourgeois achievements of the era.

The building, now privately owned, bears witness to the urbanization and beautification of Bordeaux under the influence of local elites. Its inscription in the Historical Monuments in 1965 underscores its heritage value, linked both to its architecture and its integration into the urban landscape of the Tourny alleys, an emblematic space of the city since the 18th century.

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