Palace of Justice of Aix-en-Provence
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Address | Place de Verdun |
| Town or city | Aix-en-Provence |
| Country | France |
| Construction started | 1787 |
| Completed | 1831 |
| Inaugurated | 1832 |
| 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[edit]
The Palace of Justice is located on the Place de Verdun in the centre of Aix-en-Provence.[1]
History[edit]
Architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux was commissioned to build or rebuild[2][3] The palace in 1787.[1][4] Two hundred houses were demolished to make space for the new construction.[1] However, construction was discontinued because of the French Revolution of 1789.[1] It resumed in 1822, when architect Michel Penchaud took over.[1] The building was finally completed in 1831.[1]
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[edit]
It has been listed as a monument historique since 1979.[5]
Gallery[edit]
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Palace of Justice with sculpture of Jean-Étienne-Marie Portalis on the left side -
Palace of Justice with sculpture of Joseph Jérôme, Comte Siméon on the right side -
Sculpture of Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau inside the Palace of Justice -
Historical marker about the Palace of Justice
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f City of Aix-en-Provence: Palais de justice
- ^ Silliman, Benjamin (1820). The American journal of science and arts. Vol. v.2 (1820). New-Haven: S. Converse.
- ^ The Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and the Arts. John Murray. 1822.
- ^ Allan Brahan, The Architecture of the French Enlightenment, Oakland, California: University of California Press, 1989, p. 197 [1]
- ^ Base Mérimée: PA00081099, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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