Hôtel de Jean Galland, ou Babou de la Bourdaisière

English translation

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History

The mansion is said to have been that of Jean Galland, goldsmith of Louis XI and Charles VIII. It was built around 1520 probably by Martin or Gatien François for Philibert Babou de la Bourdaisière, superintendent of finances. The mansion comprises a building perpendicular to the street, flanked by two wings framing a small courtyard opening onto the main courtyard to which access is given by a carriage entrance. The ground floor of the rear wing formerly formed a loggia of a single bay, vaulted with ribs, opening onto both courtyards. The decoration of the façades presents all the characteristics of the early Renaissance: mouldings formed of ovolo and dentils supporting a slight corbelling; pilasters framing the windows of the first floor on the courtyard; dormers with semi-circular pediments with shells; antique medallions in the tympana of the arcade openings of the loggia. The façade of the rear of the courtyard, between the wings, was remade in the early 17th century. The interior presents, on the ground floor, some rooms furnished with panelling of the 17th and 18th centuries. In its current state, the building presents an interesting example of Renaissance urban mansions, modified according to needs in the 17th and 18th centuries.