Hôtel Daviel, 18th-century private mansion in 2nd district, France

Hôtel Daviel is a three-storey ashlar building of 1743–1747, built as Marseille's courthouse. Its Daviel-square facade has a low-projecting avant-corps crowned by a triangular pediment, Ionic pilasters, and a long wrought-iron balcony with marguerite panels; the ground-floor arch reads "HOTEL DE VILLE" over "PAVILLON DAVIEL". Jean-Michel Verdiguier carved the pediment's goddess on a lion and the panels of the hand of justice and the torch of Themis.

The building was constructed between 1743 and 1747 by the Gerard brothers and initially served as a courthouse. After 1862 it transitioned to use as a city administration annex.

The pediment carries a goddess riding a lion, flanked by children: the left one holds Marseille's coat of arms in one hand and the Tables of the Law in the other. Above the central window, cherubs display the city's shield where the king's arms once stood. Under the four second-floor windows, panels show the hand of justice and the torch of Themis, all carved by Jean-Michel Verdiguier.

The building connects to the Espace Bargemon and other city administrative offices through an underground passage built in 2006. This allows convenient access between municipal buildings without external detours.

Between 1875 and 1893 the building housed a medical school continuing the legacy of surgeon Jacques Daviel. Daviel worked in this region during the 1720 plague outbreak.