Palais Lantivy

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Palais Lantivy

Palais Lantivy is a Neoclassical palace in Ajaccio, Corsica. It serves as the Corsican Prefecture, the headquarters for administration of the department of Corse-du-Sud and the General Council.[1] Construction occurred between 1826 and 1830, under a plan of the architect Alphonse de Gisors. It was listed as a historical monument on 30 January 1990.[2]

Location

Palais Lantivy lies in the centre of the town of Ajaccio, to the northwest of the

Napoleon Bonaparte as "a Roman emperor on horseback, surrounded by his four brothers".[1][3]

History

Alphonse de Gisors

The palace's construction under the

Napoleon Bonaparte was born.[4] The building bears the name of the former Prefect of Corsica, Gabriel de Lantivy de Kerveno, the first French consul in Jerusalem.[5] The building was authorized by a royal ordinance dated 25 September 1822, Construction occurred between 1826 and 1830, under a plan of the architect Alphonse de Gisors. Gisors drafted the architectural plans in 1824 and work began two years later by the engineer, Jouvin. Jouvin made changes to the original floor plans in 1829.[2]

In May 1958, the leaders of the Committee of Public Safety occupied the palace as a mark of revolution and large crowds gathered there.

frescoes were restored in 2006.[9]

Features

Designed by Gisors in the

References

  1. ^ .
  2. ^ a b c Base Mérimée: PA00099128, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French) Palais Lantivy
  3. ^ Bradshaw 1887, p. 549.
  4. ^ "Rendez-vous at Lantivy Palace". Tourism Department of Government of France. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  5. ^ Benvenisti 1996, p. 19.
  6. ^ Ramsay 1983, p. 29.
  7. ^ Atlas. Atlas Communications. 1962. p. 17.
  8. ^ "Palais Lantivy à Ajaccio" (in French). Monumentum.fr. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  9. ^ a b "Palais Lantivy" (in French). Organisation des services de l'Etat en Corse du Sud. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  10. ^ a b Collectif, Auzias & Labourdette 2014, p. 121.

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