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The house located Place Gambetta (former Dauphine Square) in Bordeaux is part of a major 18th century urban project. Around 1745, the intendant of Tourny launched the creation of this square on lands west of Dauphine and Dijeaux Gates, as part of a vast plan of sanitation and beautification of the city. This project aimed to structure the urban space by concentrating important routes, surrounded by buildings with harmonious facades, reflecting the classical ideal of the period.

In 1750, the Jurats of Bordeaux made a loan to finance the construction of the square's uniform houses, designed with a ground floor with arcades, a noble floor, an attic and an attic. The foreground provided for for forebody and balustrades, but in 1762 the architect proposed a simplified decor, removing these elements to the benefit of a quiet entanglement and a discreet height. Although the square was only completed between 1770 and 1780, its style remains representative of the first half of the eighteenth century, with stone facades, window doors decorated with mascarons and wrought iron balconies.

Gambetta Square, rectangular, became a strategic crossroads where the main arteries of the city converged. The buildings, aligned according to a strict order, illustrate the influence of classical architectural principles under the Old Regime. Their facades, protected since 1927, bear witness to the Bordeaux urban heritage, marked by the patronage of the stewards and the ambition to modernize the city. The precise address, 25 Place Gambetta, confirms its anchoring in the historic heart of Bordeaux, today in New Aquitaine.

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