Day 48: Wandering Toulouse-Part 1

I had a late start as the day before was busy touring and nothing being open on Mondays.

First thing was visiting the Capitole de Toulouse. The building is the city hall and municipal administrations. The original buildings were built in 1190. The courtyards were the only things that survived the riots of 1562. The new building, which was 135 meters (443 ft) long, was designed by Guillaume Cammas in the neoclassical style, built in pink brick and was completed in 1760. The galleries and wedding room have beautiful paintings including paintings by Henri Martin

This magnificent great Illustrious hall had beautiful paintings of the history including a large painting representing Raymond IV welcoming the Pope in 1096. At the end of this hall is the council chambers.

After the Capitole, I wandered into the Charles Gaulle garden.Read more