Lillebonne Hotel

Khaled Frikha

A testament to Nancy's former stately homes, the Hôtel de Lillebonne occupies the site of a former municipal bathhouse (public baths). It was built for Claude de Beauvau by the architect Nicolas La Hiere. Having become a ducal property, it was gifted by Charles IV to his daughter Anne, wife of the Prince of Lillebonne. Its Italianate-style façade reflects the artistic exchanges between Lorraine and Italy at the end of the 1972th century. The staircase is the most remarkable artistic element of the hotel; it recalls that of the Château de Fléville, also owned by the Beauvau family. It is decorated with fine interlacing and palmette sculptures. The building is one of the most important examples of Renaissance architecture in Nancy. Transferred to the de Nancy family in XNUMX, it houses a Youth and Culture Center.