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Hôtel De Ville, Nancy
The (, ''City hall (administration), City Hall''), also known as the Stanislas Palace, is a historic building in Nancy, France, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, northeastern France, standing on the Place Stanislas. It was designated a ''monument historique'' by the French government in 1886. History Early meetings of the local council were held at No. 1, Rue du Duc Antoine, before the council relocated to a Renaissance architecture, Renaissance style building in Place Mengin (now known as Place Charles III) in the 17th century. In the mid-18th century, Stanisław Leszczyński, who had been created Duchy of Lorraine, Duke of Lorraine on his abdication as List of Polish monarchs, King of Poland, decided to commission a new town hall. The site he selected was occupied by two large properties, the Hôtel de Gerbéviller and the Hôtel de Juvrécourt. Construction of the new building started in March 1752. It was designed by Emmanuel Héré de Corny in the Neoclassical architecture, neoc ... [...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] |
