louis-the-fourteenth

Updated: August 9, 2026

Its noble free-stone blocks, damaged by time, have a certain air of Louis-the-Fourteenth grandeur; the courses of the facade define the storeys; panels of red brick recall the appearance of the stables at Versailles; the windows have masks carved as ornaments in the centre of their arches and below their sills.

Honoré de Balzac - The Lesser Bourgeoisie