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Heritage classified

Origin and history

The buildings at 13-14 quai de la Ligne in Avignon were buildings classified as Historic Monument. Their particularity lay in their facades and roofs, protected by an inscription order dated 1 February 1934. These buildings were destroyed during operations to clear the city's ramparts, an urban project having changed the historical landscape of Avignon.

The location of these buildings, although documented in the Merimée base, remains approximate according to available sources. Their official address was the 13-14 wharf of the Line, but GPS coordinates suggest a position close to 58 boulevard de la Ligne. This inaccuracy reflects the challenges of conservation and traceability of missing monuments.

No information is available on their precise use, detailed architecture or specific reasons for their destruction beyond the clearance of the ramparts. Their registration as Historic Monuments, however, underlined their heritage value, which is now lost.

Avignon, a city marked by its medieval history and its role as a papal city, has undergone many urban transformations. Walls, symbols of its fortification, have often been at the heart of development projects, sometimes to the detriment of other elements of the heritage, such as these buildings.

The available data, from Monumentum and the Merimée archives, do not provide information on any owners, architects or significant events related to these buildings. Their memory is based primarily on their protected status and disappearance.

The accuracy of their location is assessed as "passible" (note of 5/10), limiting the possibility of reconstitution or in-depth study. Their history is therefore limited to their legal protection and their erasure of the Avignon landscape.

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