Hôtel du Poët

The Hôtel du Poët is a listed hôtel particulier in Aix-en-Provence.

Hôtel du Poët
General information
TypeHôtel particulier
AddressCours Mirabeau
Town or cityAix-en-Provence
CountryFrance
Completed1730
ClientHenri Gautier
Design and construction
ArchitectGeorges Vallon

Location

It is located on the Place Forbin at the top of the Cours Mirabeau in Aix-en-Provence.[1][2][3][4]

History

In 1730, Henri Gautier (1676-1757) purchased some land at the top of the Cours Mirabeau, where there was an old watermill.[1][2][3][5][6] He commissioned architect Georges Vallon (1688-1767) to design a hôtel particulier: the Hôtel du Poët.[1][2][3][6] Later, it was home to a chemist and a printing press.[5]

It is an example of baroque architecture.[3] The facade has mascarons.[7] Inside, the main staircase has columns, and Louis XVI handrails with the Poët escutcheons.[1]

Heritage significance

It has been listed as a "monument historique" since November 3, 1987.[8]

References
  1. Aix-en-Provence Tourism: Hôtels particuliers à Aix en Provence Archived 2013-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Aix-en-Provence Tourism: Cours Mirabeau". Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  3. Culture 13: Hôtel du Poet
  4. Fernand Chabaud, Aix-en-Provence: guide du touriste, F. Detaille, 1946, p. 11
  5. Ambroise Roux-Alphéran, Les rues d'Aix: ou, Recherches historiques sur l'ancienne capitale de la Provence, Aubin, 1848, Volume 2, pp. 169-172
  6. Jean Boyer, Architecture et urbanisme à Aix-en-Provence aux XVIIe-XVIIIe siècles: du cours à carrosses au cours Mirabeau, Ville d'Aix-en-Provence, 2004, p. 87-88
  7. Dominique Auzias, Aix-en-Provence, Le Petit Futé, 2008, p. 144
  8. French Ministry of Culture


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