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Villa Majorelle

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Villa Majorelle is a house at 1 rue Louis-Majorelle in Nancy, France, built in 1901 to 1902 as the home and studio of the furniture designer Louis Majorelle. It was designed by the architect Henri Sauvage and is regarded as one of the first and most influential examples of Art Nouveau architecture in France. The villa served as a showcase for Majorelle's furniture and for the work of other decorative artists of the period, including the ceramist Alexandre Bigot and the stained glass artist Jacques Gruber. It is now owned by the city of Nancy and is open to the public for tours by reservation. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Building Type
House 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Nancy, France 2
Completed Year
1902 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
House 1
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House, Concepts

In Style

Art Nouveau, Styles and Movements
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Uses Element

Stained Glass, Architectural Materials
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Located In

France

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1. Villa Majorelle (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Majorelle, lead definition
    The Villa Majorelle is a house located at 1 rue Louis-Majorelle in the city of Nancy, France, which was the home and studio of the furniture designer Louis Majorelle.
  • Introduction
    It was designed and built by the architect Henri Sauvage in 1901-1902.
  • Lead section
    It is now owned by the city of Nancy, and is open to the public certain days for tours by reservation.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (House)
    The Villa Majorelle is a house located at 1 rue Louis-Majorelle in the city of Nancy, France, which was the home and studio of the furniture designer Louis Majorelle. It was designed and built by the architect Henri Sauvage in 1901-1902. The villa is one of the first and most influential examples of the Art Nouveau architectural style in France. It served as a showcase for Majorelle's furnitur
  • Uses Element: Stained Glass, Article text
    The curving stairway was made of massive oak, finely carved. the stairway was lit by stained glass window with a floral pattern by Jacques Gruber on the first landing, and large windows at the top of the stairwell.
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2. Villa Majorelle (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 373510): Nancy, France
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 373510): Nancy, France
Wikidata item Q16964856, property P131/P17 (location): Nancy, France
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Wikidata: Villa Majorelle
Wikidata Q16964856, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)View the Source
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