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Building à Paris 1er dans Paris

Paris

Building


    75002 Paris 2e Arrondissement
Immeuble
Immeuble
Immeuble
Crédit photo : Remi Mathis - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1800
1900
2000
1834-1835
Construction of building
10 mars 2006
Registration for Historic Monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The facade and roof on street; the pass check; facades and roofs on the courtyard common to the buildings of 5, boulevard des Capucines and 30, rue du Quatre-Septembre; the main staircase; as well as certain rooms with their decoration on the second, third, fourth and fifth floors according to the plan annexed to the Order (Box AC 5): inscription by order of 10 March 2006

Key figures

Lesueur - Owner Architect of the building in 1834-1835.

Origin and history

The building of the 7 boulevard des Capucines, in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, is part of the vast project of subdivision of the Yellow Fossés, a major urban operation linked to the disappearance of the enclosure of Louis XIV. This drilling of the boulevards, symbolizing the Haussmann modernization before the hour, allowed the creation of a new district in the heart of Paris. The building, designed by Lesueur between 1834 and 1835, forms with n°5 a coherent whole around a common court with colonnade, illustrating bourgeois residential architecture of the period.

Partial reconstruction of the back façades of the building was necessary during the drilling of the Four-September Street, partially modifying its original structure. Among its remarkable elements are the facade and roof on the street, the coach pass, as well as interior rooms preserved with their original decoration (from the 2nd to the 5th floor). These characteristics motivated his inscription in the Historical Monuments by decree of 10 March 2006, highlighting his heritage value in the Parisian landscape.

The building also reflects the social changes of the 19th century, where the bourgeoisie invests these new neighborhoods to establish prestigious residences. The common courtyard and the preserved decorative elements (main staircase, colonnade) bear witness to an aesthetic and functional concern, typical of the constructions of this period. Today, the building remains a private property, but its inscription protects its most emblematic parts, ensuring their transmission to future generations.

External links

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