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The building located at 51 rue des Ducs-de-Bar in Bar-le-Duc is an emblematic 16th century building. Ranked a Historical Monument, it illustrates Renaissance civil architecture in this Lorrain city, now integrated into the Greater East region. Its protection relates specifically to the façade and roof on the street, as evidenced by the classification decree of 30 December 1992.

Bar-le-Duc, the former capital of the Duchy of Bar, was in the 16th century a dynamic city marked by the influence of the dukes and the local nobility. The buildings of this period often reflect the prestige of their owners, although the archives do not specify the identity of the sponsors here. This type of building, typical of medieval and reborn city centres, served both as housing and as a symbol of social status.

The location of the building, on Rue des Ducs-de-Bar, highlights its anchoring in the city's urban history. This route, probably drawn from the Middle Ages, concentrated the residences of the local elites. Today, the building remains a material testimony of that time, although its current use (housing, visit, or other) is not detailed in the available sources.

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