Hôtel Jehan Beauce: Overall view, with tower and circular staircase

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posted on 2017-06-30, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie

Grove calls it “Jehan Beaussé” and gives the date as 1554. It was built for a financier of the same name. It was enlarged in the 19th century and in 1912. The tower with the picturesque staircase and oblique openings dates from the Renaissance. Another decorative tower was added in the 19th century.

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Hôtel Jean Beaucé

Date Created

1910-01-01

Date Modified

2017-06-30

Spatial Coverage

+46.579523+0.341654|Poitiers|Poitiers, Poitou-Charentes, France

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

Cultural Context

['Sixteenth century', 'Renaissance']

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To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.

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Stairs Towers Architecture Hotels

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