Immeuble

English translation

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History

Dominated to the North by the church of Saint-Vincent de Paul, begun in 1824 by Lepère, continued and completed in 1844 by Hittorf, preceded by a monumental staircase with three landings, the Place Frantz Listz takes the form of a five-pointed star. Crossed from west to east by rue Lafayette and pierced to the south by rue d'Hauteville which opens a deep perspective towards the south of Paris, it is lined with buildings most of which were constructed in the first third of the first half of the 19th century. The buildings between rue d'Abbeville and rue des Petits Hôtels are raised three storeys above ground floor and roof space, some of which have been raised and pierced with dormers. A balcony with cast-iron balustrade runs across the façades at the level of the noble floor and the 3rd storey. The façades are pierced with rectangular windows surmounted by triangular pediments on the noble floor. The corners of the façades are emphasised with rustication. Note the care taken with proportions, decoration, moulding and the working of the cast iron. The ground floors have been disfigured by the arrangement of shops. Despite these modifications, the overall façades have retained a certain unity.