It is located on the Place Forbin at the top of the Cours Mirabeau in Aix-en-Provence.

[1][2][3][4] In 1730, Henri Gautier (1676-1757) purchased some land at the top of the Cours Mirabeau, where there was an old watermill.

[1][2][3][5][6] He commissioned architect Georges Vallon (1688-1767) to design a hôtel particulier: the Hôtel du Poët.

[7] Inside, the main staircase has columns, and Louis XVI handrails with the Poët escutcheons.

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