Hôtel Juvénal des Ursins, Renaissance private mansion in central Troyes, France.
Hôtel Juvénal des Ursins is a white limestone Renaissance mansion at 26 Rue de Champeaux in Troyes. Its facade has a two-storey stone oriel with a cross on top, a shield emblem and a corbel, rectangular windows with dark red frames, and a wooden double door under a triangular pediment. A Gothic dormer from the 15th century sits at the roofline.
The Jouvenel family, cloth merchants and magistrates of Troyes who later took the name Juvénal des Ursins, rebuilt this mansion in white stone after the major fire of 1524. Part of the earlier 15th-century structure survived the fire, including a striking roof window that was incorporated into the new building.
The interior windows display stained glass with images of donors and the Crucifixion, while a central coat of arms shows French royal symbols and the Order of Saint Michael. These decorations reflect the family's high social standing and their desire to display wealth and faith through artistic detail.
The building is located on Rue Champeaux in the center and is clearly visible from the street, though it is not open to visitors. Those wanting to admire the Renaissance architecture can view the facade and turret from outside and observe the fine details of the windows from the street.
The roof features a large gothic dormer window from the 15th century that predates the rebuilding and was reinstalled after the fire. This window shows that during reconstruction, older elements were preserved and merged with the new Renaissance structure.
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