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courtyard and gate survive from the original medieval buildings. It was in this courtyard that the
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were redesigned, but the current façade, 135 m long and built of the characteristic pink brick in
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can be traced back to the 16th century. Today the Capitole houses the city hall, as well as the
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In the first half of the 19th century, the structures surrounding the vast (2 ha)
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The upper part of the portal (1602-1609) features a statue of King Henry IV.
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The inner courtyard (1602-1606) is decorated with many coats of arms of
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in 1995 reserved the space for pedestrians. Some of the interior of the
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victim of a religiously-biased trial, was interrogated. Only the
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The middle part of the portal (1561) depicts enslaved prisoners.
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Painting on a wall in the Hall of Illustrious, representing
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The Renaissance portal in the courtyard (16th and 17th c.).
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The balconies are decorated with the coats of arms of the
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typical of the style of northern France on top of the
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Center of municipal administration of Toulouse, France
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Paintings on the ceiling of the Hall of Illustrious.
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Paintings on the ceiling of the Hall of Illustrious.
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Paintings on the ceiling of the Hall of Illustrious.
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style, dates from 1750, built according to plans by
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43°36′16″N 1°26′38″E / 43.6045°N 1.4440°E / 43.6045; 1.4440


city hall
French
Toulouse
St Saturninus
martyred
Capitouls
Roman
Capitol
1562 Toulouse Riots
Neoclassical
Guillaume Cammas
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
bell tower
donjon
Jean Calas
Protestant
Henri IV
Duke de Montmorency
Cardinal
Richelieu
Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
The capitouls' former tower (1525-1530, except for the top).
capitouls
Jean Rancy's Lady Tholose, 1544–1550, that served as a weather vane on the tower.
Lady Tholose
The Renaissance portal in the courtyard (16th and 17th c.).

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