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 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 aligned with Rue Royale ⓘ
linked to: Rue Royale

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

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