Capitole de Toulouse

Coordinates: 43°36′16″N 1°26′38″E / 43.6045°N 1.4440°E / 43.6045; 1.4440
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43°36′16″N 1°26′38″E / 43.6045°N 1.4440°E / 43.6045; 1.4440

The Capitole and its square at night
The Capitole back side

The Capitole de Toulouse (Occitan: Capitòli de Tolosa; lit.'Capitol of Toulouse'), commonly known as the Capitole, is the heart of the municipal administration and the

city hall of the French city of Toulouse
.

History and description

It is not the same Capitol as the one at which

martyred
, the latter referring to the Capitoline temple of the Roman city, while the first buildings of the current Capitole were erected on this site in the 12th century.

The

1562 Toulouse Riots
, with Huguenot forces holding it with captured cannon.

In the first half of the 19th century, the structures surrounding the vast (2 ha) Place du Capitole were redesigned, but the current façade, 135 m long and built of the characteristic pink brick in

. The Salle des Illustres contains 19th century works of art.

Gallery

  • The capitouls' former tower (1525-1530, except for the top).
    The
    capitouls
    ' former tower (1525-1530, except for the top).
  • Jean Rancy's Lady Tholose, 1544–1550, that served as a weather vane on the tower.
    Jean Rancy's Lady Tholose, 1544–1550, that served as a weather vane on the tower.
  • The Renaissance portal in the courtyard (16th and 17th c.).
    The Renaissance portal in the courtyard (16th and 17th c.).
  • The lower part of the portal (1546) represents Pallas, protector of the city since Roman times.
    The lower part of the portal (1546) represents Pallas, protector of the city since Roman times.
  • The middle part of the portal (1561) depicts enslaved prisoners.
    The middle part of the portal (1561) depicts enslaved prisoners.
  • The upper part of the portal (1602-1609) features a statue of King Henry IV.
    The upper part of the portal (1602-1609) features a statue of King Henry IV.
  • The inner courtyard (1602-1606) is decorated with many coats of arms of capitouls.
    The inner courtyard (1602-1606) is decorated with many coats of arms of
    capitouls
    .
  • The main facade (1750-1760).
    The main facade (1750-1760).
  • The balconies are decorated with the coats of arms of the capitouls.
    The balconies are decorated with the coats of arms of the
    capitouls
    .
  • Painting of Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse, excommunicated by the Pope.
    Painting of Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse, excommunicated by the Pope.
  • Painting of the first session of the Floral Games.
    Painting of the first session of the Floral Games.
  • Gervais hall, former wedding hall.
    Gervais hall, former wedding hall.
  • Painting in Gervais hall.
    Painting in Gervais hall.
  • Painting in Henri Martin hall.
    Painting in Henri Martin hall.
  • Hall of Illustrious.
    Hall of Illustrious.
  • Paintings on the ceiling of the Hall of Illustrious.
    Paintings on the ceiling of the Hall of Illustrious.
  • Paintings on the ceiling of the Hall of Illustrious.
    Paintings on the ceiling of the Hall of Illustrious.
  • Paintings on the ceiling of the Hall of Illustrious.
    Paintings on the ceiling of the Hall of Illustrious.
  • Painting on a wall in the Hall of Illustrious, representing Raymond IV welcoming the Pope in 1096.
    Painting on a wall in the Hall of Illustrious, representing Raymond IV welcoming the Pope in 1096.
  • Painting on a wall in the Hall of Illustrious, Dura lex, sed lex.
    Painting on a wall in the Hall of Illustrious, Dura lex, sed lex.
  • Council Chamber.
    Council Chamber.
  • Painting of Toulouse in the Council Chamber.
    Painting of Toulouse in the Council Chamber.
  • Grape harvest painting in the Council Chamber.
    Grape harvest painting in the Council Chamber.

See also

References

Citations

Bibliography

  • Turning, Patricia (2013), Municipal Officials, Their Public, and the Negotiation of Justice in Medieval Languedoc: Fear Not the Madness of the Raging Mob, Later Medieval Europe, No. 10, Leiden: Brill, .