Title

Amiens, France

Caption

France, Hauts-de-France region, Somme department, Amiens, square Jules Bocquet, the 'Maison du Sagittaire' ('House of Sagittarius'). Adorned with a Renaissance façade, it takes its name from the two sagittarius sculpted above the two arcades.
Attributed to the architect Charles Bullant, it was formerly located in the rue des Vergeaux.
Bombed in May 1940, only its façade remains. It was dismantled stone by stone in 1952, then reassembled in its current location in 1960.

Date

Feb 14, 2025

Credit line

Gilles Targat/Photo12

Reference

GTT25A00_165

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (2,3Mb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5315 x 3543 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tourism France Hauts De France Patrimony Somme Town City Architecture French Renaissance Arch Archway Sculpture Zodiac Sagittarius Facadism Nobody No people Deserted

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