# Interior view [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [HARDOUIN-MANSART, Jules]() - Date: 1651-1700 - Technique: Photo ## Commentary The plans for a town hall in Arles probably passed through several hands, but the final design was probably due to Hardouin-Mansart. In 1673 he visited Languedoc, apparently sent there by Jean-Baptiste Colbert, chief minister to Louis XIV, to inspect work on the Canal des Deux-Mers. On the way he produced a design for the Hôtel de Ville \(1673–75\) at Arles, which was inspired by Louis Le Vau's recent work at Versailles. The final design with quoin-work, projecting avant-corps, attic, and terrace roof resembles Versailles. Hardouin-Mansart may also have been responsible for the great flat, pierced vault that spans its entrance hall - a masterpiece in the tradition of French stonework. The photo shows the entrance hall. ## Related artworks - [Aerial view]() - [Château de Marly-le-Roi]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [General view]() - [General view]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()