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Palais Royale (Place des Vosges)

Submitted by rblood38 on Sun, 01/28/2007 - 2:06pm. Tags for this image:
Covered arcade below three stories of residential townhouses in the first Parisian large scale speculative housing development built around an open square. the square itself measures 72 toise on each side (face to face of building) which is approximately 465 feet. The passageway itself is 12.5 feet in width when measured to its inside dimension. The arched openings vary between 8 feet wide on the west side of the square to 9.1 feet on the north side.
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Place Royale (Place des Vosges)

Submitted by rblood38 on Sun, 01/28/2007 - 1:36pm. Tags for this image:
Built by Henri IV in 1605 as a speculative development where a uniform four story facade was imposed upon all purchasers. The buildings were possibly designed by Louis Metezeau, An evolution of the renaissance arcaded square (see SS Annunziata in Florence). There is the "big house" effect in the way the residential units are linked into more massive proportions. The proportions of the arched arcade openings are the lowest of the later Parisian squares. Their width varies from 8 feet on the west side to 9.1 feet on the north side forming a 1I1 raio when measured to the spring of the arch itself. The approximate height of most paviliions is 42 feet to the cornice line and 54 feet to the height of the roof beyond. The ground floor of these residences is now primarily devoted to restaurants and shops.
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Palais Royale Arcade

Submitted by rblood38 on Sun, 01/28/2007 - 5:03am. Tags for this image:
First large scale mixed use speculative venture in Paris developed by the Duke of Orleans between 1782 and 1784. The arcade feature, patterned after the Place des Vosges, linked under cover nearly 1800 feet of shop frontages. Columns are approximately 8.66 feet on center with arched openings which vary (unintentionally) between 6.25 and 6.5 feet clear. Access to the surrounding community was poor because of the excessive unbroken length, but today it forms a tranquil island within a congested international capital.
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