Étienne Laclotte
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The French architect Étienne Laclotte (1728 — 1812) designed numerous hôtels particulières
in Bordeaux
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Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
in Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
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Selected commissions
- Hôtel de Lalande, constructed about 1780 in a sober neoclassical idiomNeoclassical architectureNeoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...
; - Maison Labottière, built in partnership with Jean Laclotte, 1783-88 for Étienne Labottière, has been designated a monument historiqueMonument historiqueA monument historique is a National Heritage Site of France. It also refers to a state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building or a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, or gardens, bridges, and other structures, because of their...
; - Château Bertranon at Sainte-Croix-du-MontSainte-Croix-du-MontSainte-Croix-du-Mont is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, Gironde.