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Palace in France
Palace of Justice of Aix-en-Provence
General information
Architectural styleNeoclassical
AddressPlace de Verdun
Town or cityAix-en-Provence
CountryFrance
Construction started1787
Completed1831
Inaugurated1832
Design and construction
Architect(s)Claude-Nicolas Ledoux
Michel Penchaud

The Palace of Justice of Aix-en-Provence (French: "Palais de justice d'Aix-en-Provence") is a listed historical building in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.

Location

The Palace of Justice is located on the Place de Verdun in the centre of Aix-en-Provence.

History

Architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux was commissioned to build or rebuild The palace in 1787. Two hundred houses were demolished to make space for the new construction. However, construction was discontinued because of the French Revolution of 1789. It resumed in 1822, when architect Michel Penchaud took over. The building was finally completed in 1831.

The building is flanked by two sculptures Joseph-Marius Ramus: on the left, Jean-Étienne-Marie Portalis; on the right, Joseph Jérôme, Comte Siméon.

Heritage significance

It has been listed as a monument historique since 1979.

Gallery

Palace of Justice of Aix-en-Provence

References

  1. ^ City of Aix-en-Provence: Palais de justice
  2. Silliman, Benjamin (1820). The American journal of science and arts. Vol. v.2 (1820). New-Haven: S. Converse.
  3. The Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and the Arts. John Murray. 1822.
  4. Allan Brahan, The Architecture of the French Enlightenment, Oakland, California: University of California Press, 1989, p. 197
  5. Base Mérimée: PA00081099, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

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