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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| Hôtel de Crillon (façade design context at Place de la Concorde) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historic building
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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
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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
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visual frame for Place de la Concorde ⓘ |
| façadeSignificance |
iconic Parisian landmark
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major example of 18th-century French Neoclassical urban architecture ⓘ |
| façadeStyle |
Neoclassical architecture
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surface form:
French Neoclassicism
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| 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
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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
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private mansion ⓘ |
| overlooks | Place de la Concorde ⓘ |
| partOfArchitecturalEnsembleBy | Ange-Jacques Gabriel ⓘ |
| squareOriginalName | Place Louis XV ⓘ |
| visualAxisRelation |
Rue Royale
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surface form:
aligned with Rue Royale
part of the perspective between the Tuileries and the Champs-Élysées ⓘ |
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Ange-Jacques Gabriel
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