Located at number 18 Rue Saint-Étienne, this house was built by a rich merchant from Avignon, who had purchased a dilapidated building on this site in 1773.
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The home is distinguished by the striking feature of the wrought-iron window sills, each with "a balloon in the center, enhanced on the second-floor sills by a small hot-air balloon in cut-out and embossed sheet metal'.
It was here that, starting in 1782, the Montgolfier brothers stayed when they came to Avignon from Annonay for purposes related to their paper business. On 24 February 1784, the journal 'Le Courrier d'Avignon' reported: 'It is here in Avignon that Mr. de Montgolfier the...
It was here that, starting in 1782, the Montgolfier brothers stayed when they came to Avignon from Annonay for purposes related to their paper business. On 24 February 1784, the journal 'Le Courrier d'Avignon' reported: 'It is here in Avignon that Mr. de Montgolfier the...
