page_title: Hôtel de Blossac
section_title: The hôtel in itself
hierarchical_section_title: Hôtel de Blossac / Site / The hôtel in itself
caption_attribution_description: English: Panorama of the fr:Hôtel de Blossac from the garden. Français&#160;: Panoramique de l'fr:Hôtel de Blossac depuis le jardin.
context_page_description: The Hôtel de Blossac is an 18th-century hôtel particulier in the historic center of Rennes, Brittany.
  The building, which has two main wings, was constructed in 1728. The architect is said to have been Jacques Gabriel. The building has a unique classical architecture for Brittany, including its size, the assembly of several architectural components, and its grand staircase.
  Property of the La Bourdonnaye family, earls of Blossac, for nearly two centuries, it was leased by the city as the residence of the commander in chief of the province of Brittany, with a pomp reminiscent of the court of France. At the French Revolution, it was divided into apartments and became a residential building, where the author Paul Féval was born.
  The building was designated as a historic monument in 1947, and underwent a complete exterior restoration spread over three decades, while the apartments give way to offices. It has been wholly owned by the state since 1982 and houses, in refurbished and restored rooms, the Direction régionale des affaires culturelles and in service quarters, the service territorial de l’architecture et du patrimoine.
context_section_description: The hôtel de Blossac consists of a main body, from the streets of rue du Chapitre to rue Saint-Sauveur. This building is divided into two parts: the side yard on the north and the garden side yard on the south. The side garden has a perron and an elaborate façade, while the courtyard side is more austere, but contains, in the south, the grand staircase. Facing the courtyard are the old stables, with perpendicular, the gallery overlooking the garden. On the back side of the body court is the court service, accessible through the passage of the staircase. It gives a windowless wall to the east, and the hôtel de Brie in the south. This hôtel is older than the hôtel de Blossac (1624), and was reused in the building of the building.
  As the hotel is a public building, it is possible, during office hours, visiting the external (courtyard and garden) and the staircase, including access to the documentation library. Those outside are usually open to the European Heritage Days.
caption: Panoramic view from the garden. Left: in the foreground, the old gallery and the end of the stables in the background, the hôtel courtyard, right: the hôtel garden. At the center : the garden side façade and its entry.
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