Palais Margolis
| Palais Margolis | |
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PalaisMargolis2.jpeg|200px|border|upright=1.1]] The north and south views of the palais. | |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Briselle |
| Country | Delamaria |
| Current tenants | Sanguine |
| Inaugurated | March 2nd, 1810 |
| Owner | Sanguine |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Jean Claude Detrice |
The Palais Margolis is a building located in Briselle, Delamaria. It is currently the headquaters to the Sanguine fashion company since it was bought in 1970. Prior to its purchase it was a lysian cultural centre, museum and palace. It was constructed in 1810 as the Briselle residence for King Charles the 1st of Lysian Columbia, who, even after he abdicated his throne and Lysian Columbia became part of the new Delamarian federation, continued to reside in the palace along with his other estates across northern Delamaria. In 1924 the family donated the lower floors of the building to a museum, whilst retaining a large apartment on the upper floors. The building was renovated in 1938 by the city, and in 1941 became a cultural centre and gallery. After falling attendence and disrepair, the building was scheduled for demolition in 1972, however then Sanguine owner Henri Potard, who visited the palace many times in his life, decided to buy the building and accompanying gardens for £1.7 Million, equivilent to around £26,000,000 in 2021 francs. In 1971 the building was completely renovated and cleaned, and in September of 1971 the building was opened as the corporate headquaters of Sanguine. The lower floors of the building are often used for designing clothing and decorative pieces, and often host fashion shows in the grand gallery. The upper floors have been converted into offices for staff, and the attic appartments, once used by the former Lysian Columbian royal family, have been turned into excecutive suites.
The sale of the palais to Sanguine led to backlash from cultural and historic preservation groups, who do not agree with the sale of historically significant buildings to private buyers, though in 2017 Sanguine announced that a visitors centre would be constructed to allow the public to see certain refurbished rooms in the style of the royal era.