Construction of building 1700-1799 (≈ 1750)
Initial construction period mentioned.
27 février 1946
Protection by decree
Protection by decree 27 février 1946 (≈ 1946)
Door and impost classified Historical Monuments.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Entrance door with carpentry vantail, and forged iron imposte: inscription by decree of 27 February 1946
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Origin and history
The building located at 45 rue des Ponts in Nancy is a building representative of 18th century civil architecture. Ranked a Historic Monument, it is distinguished by preserved decorative elements, including its carpentry entrance door and its wrought iron imposte, protected by decree since 1946. These details reflect the artisanal know-how of the time and the taste for ornamentation in the bourgeois constructions of the city.
The location of the building, in the centre of Nancy, is located in a district marked by the urbanisation of the Enlightenment. At that time, the city, then capital of the Duchy of Lorraine, experienced an architectural boom linked to its political and cultural role. The buildings of that time, often intended for an affluent elite, combine functionality and aesthetics, as this example shows.
The 1946 Protection Order emphasizes the heritage value of the building, particularly for its carpentry and ironwork components. These protections aim to preserve the techniques and styles characteristic of the eighteenth century, when Nancy became an artistic home under the influence of the Dukes of Lorraine and, later, Stanislas Leszczyński. The building thus illustrates the legacy of this period for the region.
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