Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Immeuble ou ancienne Comédie
Avignon, Vaucluse, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé), in part
- Protection
- classé MH partiellement
- Extent of protection
- La façade : classement par arrêté du 5 novembre 1931
- Protection dates
- 1931/11/05 : classé MH
- Type
- immeuble
- Main period of construction
- 2e quart 18e siècle
- Dates
- 1732
- Architect or builder
- LAINE Thomas (architecte)
- Ownership
- propriété privée
- Address
- 9 place Crillon
- Commune
- Avignon
- Département
- Vaucluse
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 43.95019, 4.80333
- Mérimée reference
- PA00081890
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1575 map "Vol II (13) Avignon." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Cet immeuble est connu sous le nom d'ancien théâtre du Palais-Royal ou ancienne Comédie. Il a été construit en 1732-1733 par l'architecte Thomas Lainé. La façade est ornée de quatre pilastres d'ordre ionique supportant un entablement avec fronton triangulaire et une balustrade avec quatre vases décoratifs. Le fronton abrite une tête d'Apollon radiée. La façade a été restaurée en 1978-1979.
English translation
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History
This building is known by the name of the former theatre of the Palais-Royal or former Comédie. It was built in 1732-1733 by the architect Thomas Lainé. The facade is ornamented with four Ionic pilasters supporting an entablature with triangular pediment and a balustrade with four decorative vases. The pediment shelters a radiating head of Apollo. The facade was restored in 1978-1979.
Nearby in the register
- Maison Casalmaisonunder 1 mi
- Maison de Forli, dite de la Reine Jeannemaisonunder 1 mi
- Hôtel de Monery ou de Saint-Priesthôtelunder 1 mi
- Hôtel Fonduty de Malijachôtelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.