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Pages in category "Hôtels particuliers in Aix-en-Provence" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 ...
Aix-en-Provence, [a] or simply Aix, is a city and commune in southern France, about 30 km (20 mi) north of Marseille. A former capital of Provence, it is the subprefecture of the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône, in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The population of Aix-en-Provence is ...
In 1935, Blanche d’Estienne de Saint Jean, an heiress to the Château du Grand-Saint-Jean, donated it the city of Aix-en-Provence and asked them to donate the proceeds to the Academy of Aix-en-Provence. [2] It is now home to city administration offices. [3]
Hôtel de Caumont was purchased in 2013 by Culturespaces [5] for €10 million. Over the next two years it underwent extensive refurbishing, and reopened to the public on May 6, 2015, [6] as a paid attraction and cultural space, exhibiting sections of the house and garden as they were in their prime, along with a gift shop, art exhibition space, and a small theater.
In 1740, it was torn down and this new hotel particulier was built for Théodore de Villeneuve d'Ansouis, who served as an Advisor to the Parlement of Aix-en-Provence. [1] [2] [4] It was then renovated by Georges Vallon (1688-1767) in 1757. [5] It is three stories high, with wrought iron balconies and mascarons sculpted on the facade. [3]