#Castel Béranger

[escapismsworld]

The gateway of the Castel Béranger from 1898 in Paris by Hector Guimard (1867-1942). It was the first residence in the French capital built in Art Nouveau style.

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[recherchestetique]

The Iconic lobby of Castel Béranger by Hector Guimard

[wgm-beautiful-world]

The beautiful and stunning door of the Castel Béranger in Paris, FRANCE

[chaoticmusiccollectors]

Guimard also designed the wrought iron and several entrances to the Paris Metro

"The Castel Béranger is a residential building with thirty-six apartments located at 14 rue de la Fontaine in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. It was designed by the architect Hector Guimard, and built between 1895 and 1898. It was the first residence in Paris built in the style known as Art Nouveau."

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[primordialsoundmeditation]

In Paris, stunning "Castel Béranger", an Art Nouveau masterpiece by famous architect Hector Guimard. Shared from Paradis Celeste's Splendors of France Facebook Page 🔶️

Door Obsessed

[balkanradfem]

If you like art nouveau, you should check the french and belgian movements (no chauvinism) :-) Search for René Lalique, Louis Majorelle, Guimard (Castel Béranger, Hôtel Guimard) ! I got the chance to visit some of those places for my studies and it's otherworldy, even if it's more restrained and rational than in Vienna for instance. Absolutely seducing

Thank you! I'll look it up :)

[professorpski]

This art nouveau exhibition includes some beautiful single tone embroideries as well as jewels, demonstrating how this style appeared in everything from the Paris Metro to around the necks of women.

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[rehkitz]

Hector Guimard, stained glass window of Castel Béranger

[secondsofpleasure]

Fireplace, around 1895, designed by Hector Guimard for the Castel Béranger apartment house (Purchased with the Herry P. Malhenny Fund in memory of Frances P. Malhenny, 2004-87-1)

Best known for his fantastical entrances to Paris subway stations, architect-designer Hector Guimard was a leading proponent of French Art Nouveau. He made the original design for this work as part of his largest and most important architectural project, a block of apartments in Paris known as the Castel Béranger. Guimard designed the exterior decorations and every detail of the apartment interiors, from doorknobs to wallpapers.

[parisandallthingsfrench]

Le Castel Béranger rue Jean de La Fontaine, Paris- 1895-1897 - architect : Hector Guimard

[newmic]

le Castel Béranger est l' œuvre fondatrice de Guimard, et donc de l’Art Nouveau. Commencé en 1895, le bâtiment est la première grande réalisation du jeune architecte, âgé seulement de 28 ans. Dès 1898, date de l’achèvement de l’immeuble, il connaitra un succès retentissant, et obtiendra avec cette réalisation le 1er prix de la plus belle façade de la ville de Paris.

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Castel Béranger is the founding work of Guimard, and therefore of Art Nouveau. Started in 1895, the building is the first great achievement of the young architect, only 28 years old. From 1898, when the building was completed, it was a resounding success, and with this achievement won the 1st prize for the most beautiful facade in the city of Paris.

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The iconic entrance to Castel Béranger, the Art Nouveau masterpiece by Hector Guimard.

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Castel Béranger Paris

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Imagine living in a city where this kind of beauty is normal.

I'll never be able to travel, but if I could Paris would be high on my list.

Art Nouveau - Front door at Castel Béranger in Paris, FRANCE

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ART NOUVEAU PORTALS

1. Salvador Valeri i Pupurull, Casa Comalat, 1911, Barcelona, Diagonal 442D; 2. Josef Maria Olbrich, Glücherthhaus, 1901, Darmstadt, Mathildehöhe; 3. Gottardo Gussoni, Casa dei Draghi, 1918/20, Torino, Corso Francia 23; 4. Firsch Mausoleum, 1917, Eire Cemetary, Eire Pennsylvania; 5. Jules Lavriotte, Hôtel Lavriotte, 1901, Paris, 29 Avenue Rapp; 7-9. Ixelles, Bruxelles; 10. Hector Guimard, Castel Béranger, 1895/98, Paris, Rue de la Fontaine 14; 11. Strasbourg; 12. E. André, Maison Huot, Nancy, Rue Claude Le Lorrain 92; 13. San Sebastian, Calle Prim; 14. Alfred Wagon, 1904, Place Etienne Pernet, Paris.

Art Nouveau was the first pan-European style since Neo-classicism. Easily imitated, content free, and highly adaptable, the style was particularly appealing to private patrons uninterested in the politics of national styles that had characterized the various historical revivals of the 19th century.

The signature serpentine, coup de fouet gesture could devolve into spineless dither and filigree, however, and by the end of World War I, everyone agreed that the fin-de-siècle was over. In Europe, the various manifesto modernisms prevailed; Americans contented themselves with Art Deco, or, as Roy Lichtenstein put it, “modernism for the home.”