Hôtel

English translation

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History

The north wing appears to be the first to have been built, up to and including the staircase tower. The return wing, whose end overlooks the street, is dated by two cartouches: one, with a crown of roses, bears the inscription: "Shoot at the rose, 1566, beware of thorns"; the other shield, beneath the sill of a dormer, framed by two mermaids, bears the same date (the legend is effaced). A last campaign, in the 17th century, comprises the entire south wing with its grid of laid bands, its extension at ground level with Mansard roof. Above the garden door, a shield bears the arms of the Danjou family who count among their members treasurers of France and secretaries of Monsieur in the 17th century. On the street, a boundary wall on the interior courtyard opens through an entrance gateway with Renaissance pilasters. The main body presents a staircase turret with stone spiral staircase. The ground floor storey on the courtyard comprises vaulted halls. At the far north, a corridor with service staircase serves two before-bodies, the wider of which extends to the street, with a low gallery opening on to the courtyard by two round-arch openings. On the upper storey, a room has preserved a set of woodwork of the Louis XV period, with painted overmantel panels with landscapes. The façade on the courtyard opens through a Renaissance door with pilasters and capitals, surmounted by coats of arms and mottos. That of the main dwelling of the 17th century presents a sculptured decoration of projecting bands in grid pattern.