The House on 22, Rue du Général de Castelnau is an

Art Nouveau Art Nouveau (; ) is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known by different names in different languages: in German, in Italian, in Catalan, and also known as the Modern ...

building in the Neustadt district of

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. It is classified as a

Monument historique ''Monument historique'' () is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which National Heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a coll ...

by the French Ministry of Culture since 1975. Located at the angle of Rue du Général de Castelnau and Rue du Maréchal Foch, it has a triangular plan and two facades. The house was built from 1901 until 1903 by the architects Franz Lütke (1860–1929) and Heinrich Backes (1866–1931), who used one of the floors as their office. Lütke and Backes were professional partners from 1898 until 1907. A very prolific duo, they built a number of other Art Nouveau houses in Strasbourg, of which several are classified as Monuments historiques as well (such as 46, Avenue des Vosges;

56, Allée de la Robertsau The House on 56, Allée de la Robertsau is an Art Nouveau building in the Neustadt district of Strasbourg, France. It is classified as a Monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1975. The house was built from 1902 until 190 ...

; 4, Rue Erckmann-Chatrian; and 24, Rue Twinger). In spite of the use of

reinforced concrete Reinforced concrete (RC), also called reinforced cement concrete (RCC) and ferroconcrete, is a composite material in which concrete's relatively low tensile strength and ductility are compensated for by the inclusion of reinforcement having hig ...

, the house is described as "lithe and light" (''souple et léger''). It has been called "probably the finest Art Nouveau apartment building in the city".

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Immeuble 22 rue du général de Castelnau (002).jpg, The house Immeuble 22 rue du général de Castelnau (006).jpg, Detail of a balcony Immeuble 22 rue du général de Castelnau (024).jpg, Detail of the door Immeuble 22 rue du général de Castelnau (016).jpg, The entrance Immeuble 22 rue du général de Castelnau (020).jpg,

Glazed tiles Porcelain tiles or ceramic tiles are porcelain or ceramic tiles commonly used to cover floors and walls, with a water absorption rate of less than 0.5 percent. The clay used to build porcelain tiles is generally denser. They can either be Ce ...

in the entrance Immeuble 22 rue du général de Castelnau (014).jpg,

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in the staircase

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