The Hôtel Maurel de Pontevès (a.k.a. Hôtel d'Espagnet) is a listed hôtel particulier in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.
Location The hotel is located at 38 on the Cours Mirabeau in the centre of Aix-en-Provence.Culture 13: Hôtel Maurel de PontèvesCity of Aix-en-Provence: Hôtel Maurel de Pontèves dit d'Espagnet
History The hotel was one of the first hotels to be built in the Quartier Mazarin. Its construction started in 1647, and it was only completed four years later, in 1651. It was designed by architects Jean Lombard and Pierre Pavillon. They combined the architectural styles of mannerism and Baroque architecture.
The first owner was Pierre Maurel, a prosperous cloth merchant who purchased the marquisate of Pontevès.Jean-Paul Labourdette, Dominique Auzias, Olivia Ferrandino, Olivier Gressot, Aix-en-Provence, Paris: Le Petit Futé, 2010, p. 28
Heritage significance It has been listed as a "monument historique" since February 8, 1990.
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