Cours Mirabeau - Aix-en-Provence, France
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member denben
N 43° 31.584 E 005° 26.769
31T E 697674 N 4822180
The cours Mirabeau is a wide street in Aix-en-Provence delimited by the Place de la Rotonde to the west and Place Forbin to the east, it is the part of town to be seen.
Waymark Code: WMTW0W
Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Date Posted: 01/12/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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440 meters long and 42 meters wide, the Cours Mirabeau is one of the most popular and lively places in Aix-en-Provence. It is lined with many cafés, restaurants and hotels and, during its history, was frequented by famous French cultural figures such as Paul Cézanne, Émile Zola and Albert Camus.

The cours Mirabeau houses a series of prestigious private mansions. One of them, the Hotel Maurel de Pontevès, located at number 38, attracts attention because of the two muscular atlantes, carved by Jacques Fossé, which decorate its door and support the balcony of the first floor.

The street has wide sidewalks planted with double rows of plane-trees. The Cours Mirabeau is decorated by fountains, the most notable of which is the Fontaine de la Rotonde, a large fountain that makes up a roundabout at one end of the street.

At the entrance of the Cours Mirabeau, two statues stand on either side, as if they were a gateway. They are the work of François Truphème and were carved in 1883. The allegorical group of the northern part of the cours is called "Arts and Sciences" while that of the southern part is called "Industries and Decorative Arts".

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440 mètres de long et 42 mètres de large, le Cours Mirabeau est l'un des lieux les plus populaires et animés d'Aix-en-Provence. Il est bordé de nombreux cafés, restaurants et hôtels et, au cours de son histoire, a été fréquenté par de célèbres personnalités culturelles françaises comme Paul Cézanne, Émile Zola et Albert Camus.

Le cours Mirabeau abrite une série d'hôtels particuliers prestigieux. L'un d'eux, l'hôtel Maurel de Pontevès, situé au numéro 38, attire le regard en raison des deux atlantes musculeux, sculptés par Jacques Fossé, qui ornent sa porte et soutiennent le balcon du premier étage.

La rue a de larges trottoirs plantés de doubles rangées de platanes. Le Cours Mirabeau est décoré par des fontaines, dont la plus remarquable est la Fontaine de la Rotonde, une grande fontaine qui forme un rond-point à une extrémité de la rue.

À l'entrée du cours Mirabeau, deux statues se dressent de part et d'autres, comme si elles en formaient une porte d'entrée. Elles sont l'œuvre de François Truphème et ont été sculptéees en 1883. Le groupe allégorique de la partie nord du cours s'intitule "Arts et Sciences", tandis que celui de la partie sud se nomme "Industries et Arts Décoratifs".

The coordinates were taken near the statues of Truphème. See our galery of 8 pictures.

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