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                                             ROYAL HAINAUT HOTEL
                                             VALENCIENNES (FRANCE)
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                                                              FULL FACELIFT     Built by the royal command of King Louis XV
                                                 If the best soups are made in old   as a hospice, it has been, in turn, a prison
                                                   pots, can the same be said for   and a hospital. The building achieved historic
                                                                                monument status on the 18th June 1945. After
                                                   old hotels?  The Royal Hainaut   a few twists and turns, La Financière Vauban has
                                                    in Valenciennes is the largest   brought it back to life and, with the help of some
                                              refurbishment project of a privately-  judicious wielding of the scalpel, transported
                                                owned listed historical building in   it to the 21st century. An exceptional redesign
                                                                                where its contents and materials are given pride
                                                 France, dating back to the Age of   of place. Staggering volumes, skilfully exploited
                                              Enlightenment. At the entrance, the   lighting, uninhibited colorimetry: the art and
                                                       magisterial glass atrium,    the means of beautifying the past.
                                               and its 13-meter metallic structure
                                                 set the tone for the ultra-modern
                                                                 bar-lounge.

                                                                                                 DELABIE products installed:
                                                                                    TEMPOMIX time flow shower panel (ref. 790310)
                                                                                     L-shaped stainless steel grab bar (Ref. 5070GP2)
                                                                                            Liquid soap dispenser (Ref. 510586)
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