11 gen 1605 anni - Palace Royal (Place de Vosges)

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oldest planned square in France.
(140mx140 m) true square!
there was a gothic complex, but Catherine D’Medici had it demolished and moved to the Louvre Palace.
1605 Henry IV ordered a pavilion built.
during the inauguration of the building in 1612, there was a carousel as well.
Designed by Jean Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau perfect symmetry :The symmetry ordered by King Henri IV follows the same design: the façades are made of red brick with rows of stone wedges, the slate roofs are steep and dotted with small dormer windows, and vaulted arcades run through the entire colonnaded ground floor, linking all pavilions. These arcades are occupied by upmarket art galleries, pricey antique shops and elegant cafés.

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