[1][2] Sculptors Jean-Baptiste Rambot and Bernard Toro designed the atlas.

[1] Inside, the entrance has an indoor fountain, with two sets of stairs: one for the family, and another one for the staff.

[1][2] It was inherited by his son, the Marseilles shipowner Jean-Baptiste de Bruny de la Tour d'Aigues [fr] (1724-1794), who served as the Président à mortier of the Parlement of Aix-en-Provence.

[1][2] He was accused of "stealing the most beautiful hôtel particulier from Provence by this marriage," as a street sign outside the hotel suggests.

Over the next two years it underwent extensive refurbishing, and reopened to the public on May 6, 2015,[6] as a paid attraction and cultural space, exhibiting sections of the house and garden as they were in their prime, along with a gift shop, art exhibition space, and a small theater.