Military Governor's Hotel

Located between rue Brûlée and place Broglie, this townhouse was built between 1754 and 1755 by the Gayot brothers, one a sub-delegate to the Intendance of Alsace and the other an army food administrator. The last example of this type of construction under the Ancien Régime, it stands out for its stripped-down Régence style heralding a return to classical antiquity. Its sober yet majestic architecture is organized around a monumental entrance courtyard, punctuated by Tuscan columns, an imposing interior staircase, and a ceremonial space decorated with frescoes by the Alsatian painter Joseph Melling, likely created between 1780 and 1785. These works depict the gods of Olympus and adorn the ceiling of the large gallery supported by columns.

Acquired in 1771 by the Palatine prince Maximilian Joseph of Zweibrücken, future King of Bavaria, the hotel was confiscated as national property during the Revolution. It then became the headquarters of the military region command, successively French, German during the annexation, and then French again. Today, it houses the military governor of Strasbourg.

On the ground floor, the suites overlooking the garden and place Broglie are furnished and decorated in the Régence and Empire styles. These spaces host the Minister of Defense during his visits to Strasbourg.