France
Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur
Provence
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Place des Prêcheurs
France
Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur
Provence
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Place des Prêcheurs
Place des Prêcheurs
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Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, France
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In front of the Palais de Justice stretches the Place des Prêcheurs, created in the 15th century, the center of public and social life before the creation of the Cours Mirabeau. Around 1640, the architect Jean Lombard continued the work begun by Jean de Paris during the expansion of the city with the Villeneuve district, by establishing the layout of the eastern bank of the Place des Prêcheurs with large buttresses of angled splays. The Fontaine des Prêcheurs was decorated in 1748 by Jean Pancrace Chastel with four medallions, destroyed in 1793 then reestablished in 1833, restored largely thanks to American patronage.
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•May 20, 2025
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