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English translation

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History

At number 22, a long corridor gives access to a courtyard limited on three sides by the façades of a building whose other part has its entrance on rue du Temple. Since the sale in two parts of this building in 1807, a wall separates the courtyard in two. The predominant social position of the Maleden family in the 16th century corresponds to the construction of this building. The plan of Limoges, called the "Trésoriers de France" plan, established around 1775, gives the exact situation of the building and garden. A large entrance on rue du Temple (disappeared), an exit on rue du Consulat, a large garden situated between the south face of the courtyard and the arcades of the north façade. The low gallery forms the angle of the north and west faces. A series of dwellings closes the arcades of the north. The segmental arch that outlines them springs from composite capitals surmounting small columns resting themselves on stylobates with quadrangular faces. At the south-west corner, a staircase of the Early Renaissance presents open balconies on each storey. The architectural simplicity of the building is in keeping with the austere customs of the bourgeois of Limoges. Through their consular deputations, they knew of the innovations of Italian art thanks to the châteaux of the Loire.