Ancienne Ecole de médecine et de chirurgie, puis annexe de la bourse du travail

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History

In 1752, Louis XV authorizes the community of surgeons of Bordeaux to have a surgical amphitheatre built at their own expense. Work begins in 1753 under the direction of architects Letellier and Portier. The design and realization of this amphitheatre are due to Nicolas Portier, former student of Jacques Gabriel. The building is enlarged in 1788. In the 19th century, advances in medicine lead the city to reorganize the teaching of medicine and surgery. A new school is built to replace the first, while preserving the original amphitheatre. The ensemble is realized in 1852 by architect Charles Burguet. The rectangular building presents, at ground level, symmetrical pavilions framed by pilasters and fluted Doric columns. On the first floor, fluted pilasters separate the nine blind arcatures. The south façade offers the same impression of academicism. On the east side, the amphitheatre, originally isolated in the middle of a courtyard, is an elongated octagon with sections united by corner chains with rustication. This octagon delimits an oval room preserving in part its old tiers. A spiral staircase provides access to the roof space.