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Origin and history

The Tillet de Cires-lès-Mello pavilion is a fragment of the 1900 World Exhibition, dating back to the early 20th century by the owners of the Tillet castle. This pavilion, originally part of the restored Old Paris quarter for the exhibition, was moved to serve as a guard's pavilion in the field. Its apparent wood panel structure, decorated with rich carved decorations, reflects neo-Gothic and neo-Renaissance styles in vogue at that time.

The building, classified as a Historic Monument in 2008 for its facades and roofs, bears witness to the enthusiasm of the era for historical reconstructions and eclectic architectures. Today it is the property of an association and is a rare example of an architectural vestige of a universal exhibition, placed in a rural setting far from its Parisian background.

The location of the pavilion, at approximately 5084 F Grand-Rue Tillet in Cires-lès-Mello (Oise), is documented with a priori satisfactory accuracy (level 7/10). Its registration as Historic Monuments in 2008 underscores its heritage value, linked to its turbulent history and characteristic architecture.

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