Pavillon des Commis, Royal Saltworks, Arc-et-Senans
Pavillon des Commis (right), with a Palladian facade, housing offices and accommodation for the Saltworks accountants and foremen, and Berniers Ouest (centre), saltworks accommodation, part of the Royal Saltworks or Saline Royale, begun 1775 in Neoclassical style by architect Claude Nicolas Ledoux, 1736-1806, at Arc-et-Senans, Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The site is designed in a semicircle, with the Director's House, 2 saltworks containing drying ovens, heating pots and salt stores, workers accommodation and Director's stables. An Ideal City was also planned but never built. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Pick your License
Restrictions Only for Ireland and United Kingdom and United States Of America
1775 Accommodation Arc-et-senans Berniers Bourgogne-franche-comte Claude-nicolas Doubs Enlightenment Ferme Franche-comte Gabelle Generale Ideal Institut Ledoux Neoclassical Neoclassicism Ouest Palladian Pavillon Royale Royales Saline Salines Saltworks Senans
Features In These Collections
> Contributors > COH
