Immeuble, 49 Grand'Place, Private mansion at Grand'Place, Arras, France
The Hôtel Les Trois Luppars occupies numbers 47 and 49 on the Grand'Place, in the oldest surviving house in Arras, rebuilt in 1467 in Flemish Gothic brick. The upper floors are brick above sandstone arcades with pointed arches; the facade ends in a stepped gable, the only one in the city, and carries a small decorative turret.
The house was built in 1467 and became the oldest building on the square, serving as a model for many structures built nearby afterward. Its design influenced how people built other homes in the area for many years to come.
The name Luppars derives from "Léopards". Two metal signs on the facade show the animals, and the hotel logo repeats them. The building is the only one on the square whose gable is stepped rather than Flemish baroque.
The facade stands on the Grand'Place at numbers 47 and 49, with the hotel entrance between two arched openings beneath a "HOTEL" sign; a plaque marked "49" sits beside a doorway. The ground floor is a sandstone arcade of pointed arches, so the shopfronts and entrance are reached directly from the paved square.
The facade is the only one in Arras whose gable is not in Flemish Baroque style: it is a stepped gable, sometimes called "sparrow steps". A small watchtower recalling military architecture projects from the roofline, though it served only decorative purposes, suggesting the high social standing of the patron.
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