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Hôtel particulier in Aix-en-Provence, France
Hôtel de Gueydan
General information
TypeHôtel particulier
Address22, Cours Mirabeau
Town or cityAix-en-Provence
CountryFrance

The Hôtel de Gueydan (a.k.a. Hôtel de Gueidan) is a listed hôtel particulier in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.

Location

It is located at 22, Cours Mirabeau, in the centre of Aix-en-Provence.

History

In 1648, Martin Eyguesier, a lawyer, purchased the parcel of land and build this hotel particulier.

Several decades later, in 1681, it was purchased by Pierre de Gueidan, a wealthy lawyer. His son, Gaspard de Gueidan (de Valabre) (1688-1767) grew up in this hotel.

Heritage significance

It has been listed as a "monument historique" since August 9, 1941.

References

  1. ^ Base Mérimée: Hôtel de Gueydan, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  2. ^ Ambroise Roux-Alphéran, Les Rues d'Aix, Aubin, 1848
  3. René Borricand, Les Hôtels particuliers d'Aix-en-Provence, 39 rue Espariat, 1971, p. 173
  4. Jean Boyer, Architecture et urbanisme à Aix-en-Provence aux XVIIe-XVIIIe siècles: du cours à carrosses au cours Mirabeau, Ville d'Aix-en-Provence, 2004, p. 78
  5. Michel Vovelle, Les folies d'Aix: ou a fin d'un monde, Le Temps des Cerises, 2003, p. 156

43°31′36″N 5°26′56″E / 43.5266°N 5.4488°E / 43.5266; 5.4488


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