Hôtel de Crillon (façade design context at Place de la Concorde)

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Hôtel de Crillon (in the context of its façade on Place de la Concorde) is an iconic 18th-century Parisian palace-hotel renowned for its grand neoclassical frontage that forms part of Ange-Jacques Gabriel’s unified architectural ensemble on the square.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic building
luxury hotel
neoclassical architecture
palace hotel
alignedWith Hôtel de la Marine
architecturalStyle Neoclassical
city Paris
commissionedBy Louis XV (for the overall square design)
constructionEnd 1770s
constructionStart 1750s
convertedToHotel 1909
country France
faces Place de la Concorde
façadeCompletion circa 1772
façadeDesigner Ange-Jacques Gabriel
façadeFeature balustraded roofline
classical pediments
colossal Corinthian columns
regularly spaced bays
rusticated ground floor
sculpted ornamentation
façadeHeight approximately three main storeys above a ground floor
façadeMaterial Parisian limestone
façadeOrder Corinthian order on upper levels
façadeOrientation west side of Place de la Concorde
façadeRhythm harmonized with other buildings on Place de la Concorde
façadeRole key frontage of Place de la Concorde
visual frame for Place de la Concorde
façadeSignificance iconic Parisian landmark
major example of 18th-century French Neoclassical urban architecture
façadeStyle Neoclassical architecture
surface form: French Neoclassicism
façadeSymmetry highly symmetrical composition
façadeTypology royal square palace front
formsPartOf unified architectural ensemble of Place de la Concorde
heritageProtectionScope façades and roofs on Place de la Concorde
heritageStatus Monument historique (France)
knownFor grand neoclassical frontage on Place de la Concorde
integration into Ange-Jacques Gabriel’s unified architectural composition
locatedIn 8th arrondissement of Paris
location Place de la Concorde
neighborOnFaçadeEnsemble Hôtel de la Marine
originalFunction hôtel particulier
private mansion
overlooks Place de la Concorde
partOfArchitecturalEnsembleBy Ange-Jacques Gabriel
squareOriginalName Place Louis XV
visualAxisRelation Rue Royale
surface form: aligned with Rue Royale

part of the perspective between the Tuileries and the Champs-Élysées

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Ange-Jacques Gabriel notableWork Hôtel de Crillon (façade design context at Place de la Concorde)