Céramic Hôtel, Art Nouveau hotel in 8th arrondissement, France.
The Céramic Hôtel is a hotel at 34 Avenue de Wagram in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, built in 1904 in Art Nouveau style. Its reinforced-concrete facade is covered on the first three floors with flamed stoneware, which gave the hotel its name. The narrow pale-stone front rises between taller buildings, with a rounded balcony carrying red "HOTEL" and "CERAMIC" lettering and an upper bay of sculpted stonework under a steep grey roof with dormers.
Built in 1904 by architect Jules Lavirotte, the building is a reinforced-concrete structure whose first three floors are clad in flamed stoneware, the material that gave the hotel its name. The ceramics were made by Alexandre Bigot and the sculptures by Camille Alaphilippe. It won the 1905 Paris facade competition, and its street facade and roof were listed as a monument historique in 1964.
The facade is covered with floral motifs and figures made from glazed brick and fired sandstone, created by Alexandre Bigot and sculptor Camille Alaphilippe. These decorative elements are clearly visible from the pavement and show how craft and fine art came together on an everyday residential building.
The building is located near Place Charles de Gaulle and is easy to reach from several metro stations in the area. The facade can be seen in full from the street, with no need to enter the building to take in its details.
The facade and street-side roof were inscribed as a monument historique in 1964, sixty years after construction. The 1905 facade competition win came the year after the building was completed by Jules Lavirotte.
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