Villa Servant et pavillon Majestic

English translation

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History

Pavilion built at the beginning of the 20th century, presenting a set of characteristics typical of its period when architectural research had almost entirely broken with classical tradition. The pavilion forms part of a former hotel complex that comprised two distinct buildings situated on either side of a park. Edifice with rectangular base, with levels separated by mouldings. The third level takes the form, for the façade facing the avenue, of a circulation gallery bordered by columns. On the façade facing the square, the windows of the second and third storeys have received mullions; the central part is in relief from the rest of the façade. The façade facing the park presents, on its right part, a staircase turret slightly projecting. The principal interest of the pavilion resides in its mural decoration, little used in the region. The three façades are almost entirely covered with green and white enamelled bricks, with the exception of the framings of doors and windows. This decoration is completed by wrought-iron grilles and some window sills recalling the ironwork of the first métro entrances. This pavilion, formed of composite and recherché elements, is a good example of hotel and thermal spa architecture of the 1900s.