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 Franz Listz takes the form of a five-pointed star. Crossed from west to east by the rue Lafayette and opened to the south by the rue d'Hauteville which opens a deep perspective towards the south of Paris, it is bordered by buildings most of which were built in the first third of the first half of the 19th century. The buildings between the rue d'Abbeville and the rue des Petits Hôtels are raised three storeys above ground level and have roof spaces, some of which have been heightened and pierced with dormers. A balcony with cast-iron balustrade runs across the façades at the level of the principal storey and the 3rd storey. The façades are pierced with rectangular windows surmounted by triangular pediments on the principal storey. The angles of the façades are emphasized with rustication. Note should be taken of the care applied to the proportions, the decoration, the mouldings and the working of the cast iron. The ground floors have been disfigured by the installation of shops. Despite these alterations, the ensemble of façades has retained a certain unity.