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Castel Beranger
from Component 2
by Simi Bakarey
Castel Berangerwas also designed by HectorGuimard between 1895 and 1897 for Anne Elizabeth Fournier. The house is aexplicitexample of art nouveau themes like curvilinearforms thatresembleplantand flower stems.
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A lotof the components of the buildingare more in the gothicstyle of architecture like the turrets on the corners.
The balconies were adisplay of artnouveau styles and contributed to the house beingnicknamed as ‘the house of devils’
The build contrasted with previously seen monotonous Haussmann style with use of ashlar ( a type of stone used in masonry), red, grey and glazed bricks, cast iron, copper, wood and polychrome stained glass.
