Hôtel de Brucelles

The courtyard and tower of the Hôtel de Brucelles.

The Hôtel de Brucelles in Toulouse, France, is a gothic and Renaissance hôtel particulier (palace) of the 16th century. It is a listed historical monument since 1925.[1]

History

The Hotel de Brucelles is located at 19 rue des Changes, in the historic center of Toulouse and was built circa 1544 for the capitoul Arnaud de Brucelles.

Description

The hotel with facade in corondage is adorned with threadings of Gothic style. In the courtyard, in a Renaissance style, one finds one of the most beautiful octagonal staircase towers of the city, very richly decorated. Above each window of the tower is a figure half-body - alternately a man and a woman - dressed in the antique and fashion of the sixteenth century. The capitals of the columns surrounding each window take up the superposition of classical architectural orders: Doric, Ionic, Corinthian. To the left of the tower, the balusters adorning the superimposed galleries (not originally walled) are also Corinthian, Ionic and Doric.

Pictures

Bibliography

  • Guy Ahlsell de Toulza, Louis Peyrusse, Bruno Tollon, Hôtels et Demeures de Toulouse et du Midi Toulousain, Daniel Briand éditeur, Drémil Lafage, 1997

References

  1. ↑ Mérimée PA00094530, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French) Hôtel d'Arnaud de Brucelles

Coordinates: 43°36′03″N 1°26′37″E / 43.6008°N 1.4437°E / 43.6008; 1.4437

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