Hôtel du Poët

Hôtel du Poët
General information
Type Hôtel particulier
Address Cours Mirabeau
Town or city Aix-en-Provence
Country France
Completed 1730
Client Henri Gautier
Design and construction
Architect Georges Vallon

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

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

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Aix-en-Provence Tourism: Hôtels particuliers à Aix en Provence
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Aix-en-Provence Tourism: Cours Mirabeau
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Culture 13: Hôtel du Poet
  4. ↑ Fernand Chabaud, Aix-en-Provence: guide du touriste, F. Detaille, 1946, p. 11
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 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. ↑ 6.0 6.1 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