Hôtel

English translation

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History

Built in the middle of the 18th century for a counselor of the king to the Parliament of Toulouse, this hotel between courtyard and garden has retained all its original arrangements. The treatment of the facades combines architectural decoration and ornamental render. Built in brick, the main dwelling is a rectangular body of building triple in width and double in depth, which comprises one square storey and an attic storey. Under the southern half of the building are two boarded basements. On the street side, the screen wall which closes the courtyard is articulated by pilasters with reeding which frame the monumental doorway with jambs ornamented with projecting tables with ears and crowned by a triangular pediment. The decorative system of the facades combines architectural decoration in brick and ornamental render. The distribution is effected by a vast stairwell, covered by a false cloister arch vault. The interior distribution apparently has not undergone any significant modification since the 18th century. A few rare decorative elements from this period have been preserved: fireplaces, ceilings, canvas painted in grisaille with a romantic subject...