Maison du IV de Chiffre, Avignon

Maison du IV de Chiffre, Avignon

Maison du IV de Chiffre, at the corner of Dyers and Rue Guillaume Puy, is one of Avignon’s oldest houses. This Gothic house, built in 1493, included a "Figure IV" carved between the three first floor windows, which has been identified in La Farandole, a journal published on October 21, 1913, though its meaning remains a mystery. Despite this, it has been widely used in sculptures, tapestries, stamps, playing cards, pottery, musical instruments, monograms, etc. It is a stylized heart impaled on the top of a dart, adorned with a cross of St. Andrew and a cross of Lorraine. Inside the heart is a segment bounded at each end by a small eye. The ground floor is accessible by a platform spanning the Sorgue. There is a watchtower at each end of the second floor and on the crenelated cornice terminal two gargoyles are used to drain rainwater. Upstairs is a monumental Gothic fireplace.

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Sight Name: Maison du IV de Chiffre
Sight Location: Avignon, France (See walking tours in Avignon)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark

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