In my last post I referred to Haussmannian style of architecture. George Eugene Haussmann was hired by Napoleon III in 1853 to modernize Paris. The results are Paris as you know it today - long, straight, wide avenues with cafes and shops, harmonious building facades and open spaces.
The sandstone apartment buildings that Haussmann designed may, at first glance, look the same but they differ in many details - gates, balconies, windows and the doors have thousands of variations. A typical apartment building had five levels for mixing families of different social backgrounds. The ground floor was traditionally a cafe or shop, the second and fifth floors, which had the long balconies, were the most expensive apartments, the third and fourth floors had plain facades and the top floor (under the roof) were reserved for the servants.
The interior apartments, of a classic Haussmann building, featured high ceilings, emblematic mouldings, parquetry flooring, fireplaces and long balconies.
The flower window boxes are a feature I remember very clearly
on some of the Haussmann buildings.
both photos by Deb for From My Files
photo by Deb for From My Files
photo by Deb for From My Files
photo via Architectural Digest
photo via Elle Decor
photo via Architectural Digest
photo via Architectural Digest
photo via Architectural Digest
photo via Architectural Digest
photo via Cote Paris
photo via Vogue Living Australia
photo via Vogue Living Australia
photo by Deb for From My Files
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Cheers,
Deb xx
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