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The mas de Christin, located in Junas in the Gard, is an emblematic building of the 1st quarter of the 19th century, listed as historical monuments in 1985. This monument is distinguished by its hybrid architecture, mixing neo-Gothic and renaissance influences, with a facade decorated with arches with Venetian-inspired accolades. Its semicircular monumental pediment, evoking a comtal crown, as well as its pinnacles and decorative hooks, make it a rare example of "neo-gothic English" architecture in the Occitanie region.

Originally, a first pavilion was erected in the sixteenth century, but it was destroyed in 1792, probably during revolutionary unrest. Reconstructed around 1825, the mas adopted a rectangular plan with a protruding central forebody, marked by a low ogival door and bays adorned with "drop over" keys. The interior, organized around an entrance hall with a corner fountain, comprises five en-lined rooms served by a monumental staircase with two straight flights. The commons, also rebuilt in the neo-Gothic style, complete this coherent architectural ensemble.

The building is unique in its protected elements: facades and roofs of the house body, decorated rooms on the ground floor (excluding kitchen), and the northern facade of the communes. These features, combined with its turbulent history, bear witness to the architectural evolutions and aesthetic tastes of the early 19th century in southern France. The mas also illustrates the adaptation of local elites to European artistic currents, especially English, in a region traditionally marked by Mediterranean styles.

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