Hôtel de Mora, actuellement musée de l'illustration jeunesse

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History

Dwelling built at the request of the marquis Moreno de Mora, exiled to Moulins following the failure of the Carlist insurrection in 1852. The hotel was built in place of several other buildings (remains of a 15th-century staircase tower in the east wing). It comprises two wings of perpendicular buildings, and is situated at the end of a trapezoidal courtyard whose other elements are composed of outbuildings and a gateway opening onto the street. The part intended for habitation appears to have been completed around 1858-1859, whereas the outbuildings and arrangement were only completed later. Inside, the layout is no longer original. Formerly, the ground floor housed the great hall, and bedrooms were located on the first floor. The former dining room retains its panelling. Above the door, in a rectangular frame, is sculptured a vase set on a pedestal, from which bunches of grapes escape, surrounded by foliage and musical instruments. A room retains a medallion decoration above its door, representing naked children, which is surrounded by decoration of foliage and ribbons. A cornice with a frieze adorned with flowers marks the upper limit of the wall. In the corner medallions, representation of birds surrounded by vegetation.