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The house located 32 Place Gambetta (former Dauphine Square) in Bordeaux is part of a major architectural ensemble of the eighteenth century, designed under the impulse of the intendant Tourny around 1745. This project was part of a policy of rehabilitating and improving the city, with the creation of a rectangular square west of the Dauphine and Dijeaux gates. The Jurats of Bordeaux made a loan in 1750 to finance the uniform facades of the buildings, organized on the ground floor with arcades, a noble floor, an attic and an attic. The original plans, more adorned (with forebody and balustrades), were simplified in 1762 by an unnamed architect, under Intendant Boutin, to adopt a sober style marked by an entrapment and an attic.

The construction lasted from 1770 to 1780, although the style remained representative of the first half of the 18th century. The cut stone facades feature classic features: ground floor bossed arcades, window doors decorated with mascarons and wrought iron balconies on the first floor, and sometimes a second floor. Gambetta Square, second by its importance after the Place de la Bourse, became a strategic urban crossroads, with two major arteries opening at its angles. The uniformity of buildings reflects the strict order typical of Bordeaux urban planning of the time.

Classified as a Historic Monument in 1927 for its facade and roof, this house illustrates the architectural heritage of the Enlightenment in Bordeaux. Its exact address (32 Place Gambetta) and its Insee code (33063) are located in the department of Gironde, New Aquitaine. The approximate GPS location (30 Gambetta Square) and the map accuracy note (5/10) highlight the challenges of its precise geolocation in heritage databases.

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