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Mansion of Jean-Baptiste-Alexandre Le Blond
Built by Jean-Baptiste-Alexandre Le Blond (late 1710s) as his own personal residence (1717). A residential block was built in its place (1798), partially used by Paul Jacquot when designing the Dutch Church.
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