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Hôtel De Ville, Chartres
The (, ''City hall (administration), City Hall'') is a municipal building in Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, northern France, standing on Rue de la Mairie. The building was designated a ''monument historique'' by the French government in 1939. History The building was commissioned in its original form by the administrator to the List of counts and dukes of Chartres, Duchy of Chartres, Jean de Montescot in 1546. After it was badly damaged during the French Wars of Religion, Jean's son, Claude de Montescot, decided to have it rebuilt in the early 17th century. The new building would be a typical hôtel particulier with a grand portal, a grand courtyard and two ornate façades. It was designed in the Neoclassical architecture, neoclassical style, built in ashlar stone with brick dressings and was completed in 1614. The layout involved a two-storey main building (with an attic) at the back of a courtyard, with a wing on either side and a grand portal at the front, facing north onto Rue de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
