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Immeuble

Morlaix, Finistère, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Façade donnant sur la rue et toiture correspondante ; escalier de bois intérieur (cad. BK 64) : inscription par arrêté du 18 octobre 1971
Protection dates
1971/10/18 : inscrit MH
Type
immeuble
Main period of construction
17e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Address
13 rue Ange-de-Guernisac
Commune
Morlaix
Département
Finistère
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Coordinates
48.57796, -3.82727
Mérimée reference
PA00090131

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1750 map "Composite 3: Carte de France." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

L'immeuble, à pignon aigu, comporte trois étages en encorbellement dont le dernier se réduit, en façade, à une sorte de soupente inscrite dans le fronton triangulaire des combles. Les poteaux corniers recevaient des statuettes. A l'intérieur, les étages sont desservis par un escalier en bois, en spirale. La balustrade des galeries comporte une suite de panneaux. Le pilier central présente un exemple typique de l'art mobiliaire de la Renaissance, avec cariatides et mascarons. Si, au 17e siècle, ce type d'escalier n'était plus une création, celui-ci demeure un témoignage de la manière dont les architectes et les sculpteurs de l'époque se sont inspirés de la tradition médiévale en l'adaptant au goût du jour.

English translation

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The building, with a steep gable, comprises three storeys in corbelling of which the last is reduced, on the façade, to a sort of hayloft inscribed in the triangular pediment of the roof space. The corner posts received statuettes. Inside, the storeys are served by a wooden staircase, in spiral. The balustrade of the galleries comprises a sequence of panels. The central pillar presents a typical example of Renaissance furniture art, with caryatids and mascarons. If, in the 17th century, this type of staircase was no longer a creation, this one remains a testimony to the way in which the architects and sculptors of the period were inspired by medieval tradition in adapting it to the taste of the day.

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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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