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Hôtel du Poët
The Hôtel du Poët is a listed hôtel particulier in Aix-en-Provence.
Location.
It is located on the Place Forbin at the top of the Cours Mirabeau in Aix-en-Provence.
History.
In 1730, Henri Gautier (1676-1757) purchased some land at the top of the Cours Mirabeau, where there was an old watermill. He commissioned architect Georges Vallon (1688-1767) to design a hôtel particulier: the Hôtel du Poët. Later,
1767), who designed many other buildings in Aix, including the Hôtel du Poët at the top of the Cours Mirabeau.
The hotel is three-story high. Its facade has two Doric columns supporting the balcony overlooking the Cours Mirabeau on the first floor. Inside, there is a grand staircase with a wrought-iron railing. On the ceilings, there is ornamental plasterwork representing angels.
Its original owner was Lois d'Esmivy de Moissac, an Advisor to the "Cours des Comptes". In 1750, de