Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 9: Capitole de Toulouse

Preferred Title: 
Capitole de Toulouse
Alternate Title: 
City Hall, Toulouse
Image View: 
Interior courtyard, the Henri IV courtyard and gate
Creator: 
Guillaume Cammas (French architect, active 1750-1760)
Location: 
site: Capitole (Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées, France)
Location Note: 
Place du Capitole
GPS: 
+43.60446+1.44403
Date: 
facade ca. 1750 (alteration)
Cultural Context: 
French
Style Period: 
Eighteenth century; Neoclassical
Work Type 1: 
city hall
Classification: 
architecture
Material: 
pink Toulouse brick
Technique: 
carving (processes); construction (assembling)
Measurements: 
135 m (length, facade)
Subjects: 
architecture; rulers and leaders; Toulouse (France : County); provincial government; Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610
Description: 
Capitole de Toulouse is the seat of the municipal administration of the French city of Toulouse. The Capitouls (governing magistrates) of Toulouse embarked on the construction of the original building in 1190, to provide a seat for the government of a province growing in wealth and influence. The name "Capitole" referred not only to the Roman Capitol but also to the capitulum which was the chapter of the governing magistrates. In the 20th century, the structures surrounding the vast (2 hectares) Place du Capitole were redesigned. Some of the interior of the Capitole can be traced back to the 16th century, but the current façade, 135 metres long and built of the characteristic pink brick in Neoclassical style, dates from 1750, built according to plans by Guillaume Cammas. The eight columns represent the original eight capitouls. Only the Henri IV courtyard and gate survive from the original medieval buildings. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
Image Description: 
Only the Henri IV courtyard and gate survive from the original medieval buildings.
Collection: 
Archivision Addition Module Six
Identifier: 
1A1-F-T-GC-CT-A2
Rights: 
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.