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Hôtel De Ville, Nantes
The (, ''City Hall'') is a historic building in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, western France. It stands on Rue de l'Hôtel de Ville. History During the 16th century the city council held its meetings in various buildings around the old part of Nantes, including "Maison des Engins", "Hôtel de la Prévôté", and "Maison Sainte-Catherine". After finding this arrangement inadequate and, following receipt of authorisation from Charles IX in 1566, the city council decided to acquired a dedicated building for use as their meeting place. The building they selected, which had originally formed part of the Dervallières Castle Estate, was known as the Manoir de Derval. The city council acquired the manor house on 27 March 1578. The building was modest; there were two rooms on the ground floor, two rooms on the first floor and an attic. In the early 17th century, the city council, under the leadership of the mayor, Claude de Cornulier, decided to remodel the building. It was rebuilt to a de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Neoclassical Architecture
Neoclassical architecture, sometimes referred to as Classical Revival architecture, is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassicism, Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy, France and Germany. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing styles of architecture in most of Europe for the previous two centuries, Renaissance architecture and Baroque architecture, already represented partial revivals of the Classical architecture of Roman architecture, ancient Rome and ancient Greek architecture, but the Neoclassical movement aimed to strip away the excesses of Late Baroque and return to a purer, more complete, and more authentic classical style, adapted to modern purposes. The development of archaeology and published accurate records of surviving classical buildings was crucial in the emergence of Neoclassical architecture. In many countries, there was an initial wave essentially drawing on Roman archi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
