page_title: Palais Lantivy
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Palais Lantivy / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of the French architect Alphonse de Gisors, portrait lithographique
context_page_description: Palais Lantivy is a Neoclassical palace in Ajaccio, Corsica. It serves as the Corsican Prefecture, the headquarters for administration of the department of Corse-du-Sud and the General Council. Construction occurred between 1826 and 1830, under a plan of the architect Alphonse de Gisors. It was listed as a historical monument on 30 January 1990.
context_section_description: The palace's construction under the Bourbon Restoration was part of a plan to develop the town where Napoleon Bonaparte was born. The building bears the name of the former Prefect of Corsica, Gabriel de Lantivy de Kerveno, the first French consul in Jerusalem. The building was authorized by a royal ordinance dated 25 September 1822, Construction occurred between 1826 and 1830, under a plan of the architect Alphonse de Gisors. Gisors drafted the architectural plans in 1824 and work began two years later by the engineer, Jouvin. Jouvin made changes to the original floor plans in 1829. 
  In May 1958, the leaders of the Committee of Public Safety occupied the palace as a mark of revolution and large crowds gathered there. The island's tax issues are administered at the Palais Lantivy. It was listed as a historical monument on 30 January 1990. During 2000–2002, the facade of the palace, the main hall, and the columned porch (peristyle) were refurbished. The roof was replaced in 2003. The original frescoes were restored in 2006.
caption: Alphonse de Gisors
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