286 RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN FRANCE. 



272. CHATEAU OF MAISONS [-LAFFITTE], BY F. MANSART (1642-51): 

 ENTRANCE FRONT. 



with the grand staircase. At the back of the court the lower storey 

 containing the stables is arranged as a hemicycle, and the upper forms a 

 terrace between a little chapel on the left reached by a separate stair- 

 case, and a corresponding screen wall concealing a roof garden on the 

 right. The geometrical forms of the plan combine with finely treated 

 elevations to produce a result of quite unusual charm. 



To Pierre Cottart is due the Hotel Amelot de Bizeuil (1657-60) 

 (47 Rue Vieille du Temple), which has always enjoyed a deserved 

 reputation. Formed by the junction of two existing houses, it has a 

 rather peculiar plan. The court of honour is reduced to the smallest 

 possible limits, and the stable buildings are placed behind the second 

 or service court, which takes the place of a garden at the back. The 

 treatment of the 

 arched coach en- 

 trance and of the 

 first Court with 

 good sculpture is 

 the most remark- 

 able feature of this 

 house. 



The facade of 

 the Hall of the 

 Drapers' Company 273. CHATEAU OF MAISONS : PLAN. FROM MARIETTE. 



