Hotel de Ville (Aix-en-Provence)
The Hôtel de Ville in Aix-en-Provence is the city's town hall , built in the 17th century . It is located on the west side of the Rathausplatz in the old town. The facade in the style of the Italian Baroque has carved portals and wrought iron balcony grilles. The paved inner courtyard is separated from the square by an artistically forged gate. A monumental double staircase leads to the Salle des États de Provence , richly decorated with portraits , where the Aix City Council meets.
history
The structure was built by Pierre Pavillon from 1655 to 1671 .
The town hall was badly damaged during the French Revolution .
The Bibliothèque Méjanes , one of the most important collections in France with around 300,000 volumes, was on the ground floor until the Cité du Livre was built at the end of the 20th century .
literature
- Peter Bausch: Provence / Côte d'Azur (Merian travel guide). Travel House Media GmbH, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-8342-0229-1 , p. 189.
- Thorsten Droste: Provence: ancient arenas, Romanesque cloisters, cities with history - a journey through France's sunny province. 7th edition. Reiseverlag Dumont, Ostfildern 2011, ISBN 978-3-7701-3927-9 , pp. 234-235.
Web links
- Hôtel de Ville at the Aix-en-Provence Tourist Office
- Website of the Mairie
- Entry no.PA00081058 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- Hotel de Ville (Aix-en-Provence). In: Structurae
Individual evidence
- ^ Bausch: Provence / Côte d'Azur. P. 189.
- ↑ Entry no. PA00081058 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ^ Bernhard evening, Rainer Eisenschmid: Provence, Côte d'Azur. Baedeker, Ostfildern 2011, ISBN 978-3-8297-1260-6 , p. 125.
- ^ Giovanna Magi: Provence. German edition. Bonechi Verlag, Florence 1982, ISBN 88-7009-104-X , p. 12.
Coordinates: 43 ° 31 ′ 47.5 " N , 5 ° 26 ′ 51.5" E