Grand Hotel du Louvre - Avignon France - Dining Room Ancienne Chapelle des Templiers - Postcard SP24

Interior view of the dining room at the Grand Hotel du Louvre in Avignon, Vaucluse, France. The room occupies a former chapel used by the Knights Templar order from the early 12th century. The space features Gothic ribbed vaulting, tall pointed arched windows with decorative ironwork, stone columns with carved capitals, and pendant globe light fixtures. Dining tables are set with white linen and bentwood chairs are arranged throughout the room.

Scene Details:

• Gothic ribbed vault ceiling spanning the full length of the dining room
• Tall pointed arched windows with ornate ironwork tracery along the right wall
• Stone columns with decorative carved capitals
• Pendant globe light fixtures and a chandelier
• White linen-covered dining tables set for service
• Bentwood café-style chairs
• Potted palms and decorative plants at intervals
• Tiled floor visible in the foreground
• Arched wooden doorway on the left wall
• Sideboard/service area visible at rear left

Back text (printed): "Grand Hotel du Louvre — F. Borel, Propriétaire — Avignon (Vaucluse). Très ancienne, vaste et curieuse salle à manger de l'hôtel. Elle servit de chapelle à l'ordre des Templiers au commencement du XIIe siècle. Vitraux splendides. (Touristes, descendez à l'hôtel.)" Publisher: Phototypie L. Bauer, Dijon.

Postal Markings:

• No postage stamp affixed; card appears unused for mailing
• Handwritten notes on correspondence and address sides appear to be travel itinerary entries (times and place names including "Genoa" and partial words), not a mailed message

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