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HÔTEL DE VILLE

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Place de la République, 13200Arles, France
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2024
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2024

A listed hotel, admirable for the richness of its decor and the barrel vault of its entrance hall.

Completed in 1676, after much study and laborious construction, it marks the triumph of classical architecture, inspired in particular by Jules Hardouin-Mansart, appointed Louis XIV's architect that same year. It replaces a former community house that stood between the king's house (formerly the Podestats' palace) and the clock tower, which the town's councillors wished to preserve. The building is particularly admirable for the richness of its decoration, sculpted in large part by the Arles-born Jean Dedieu, and for the barrel vaulting of its vestibule, a daring technical feat for its time. Most of the building has been classified as a historic monument, but it remains the headquarters of elected representatives and part of the municipal administration.

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vaclav
Visited in october 2018
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Incontournable car situé sur la place de Ste Trophime. Beaucoup de caractère et ce fameux plafond "audacieux "... qui fait moins d'effet de nos jours.
Ti'Claude
Visited in november 2016
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Comme on ne peut visiter que le vestibule, l'intérêt est limité à son plafond, effectivement étonnant.
Ass SEREST
Visited in august 2016
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A voir pour l'extraordinaire plafond dont la voûte en pierres de taille est presque plate, réalisée au 17è siècle par les compagnons tailleurs de pierre.
On se demande en la voyant si une telle oeuvre serait réalisable de nos jours !
Entrée libre.
A noter que l'entrée des cryptoportiques qui sont situés sous la place se fait dans une salle adjacente au hall d'entrée.

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