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Hotel Thelusson; 1778-1781; destroyed; Ledoux, Claude-Nicolas

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Hotel Thelusson; 1778-1781; destroyed; Ledoux, Claude-Nicolas

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First Tagged:   on 3/16/10

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  • "Paris-hotel de thelluson-1800 Ledoux • Villa for wealthy Parisian widow • Costs were double of original budget, but widow goes ahead w project • front arch • garden pavilion, integrated into building • arch frames mansion • integrated landscape and architecture • domestic scale • not as overpowering as salt works, where arch’re dominated the site • arch: central gate. Frames mansion • 1 main bldg, 2 smaller ones on either side • wealth and power of French elite • series of bldgs and surrounding walls and gate express power of the widow "  - ssheena
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