Capitole de Toulouse
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The Capitole de Toulouse, commonly known as the Capitole, is the heart of the municipal administration and the city hall of the French city of Toulouse. It was designated a monument historique by the
Main frontage of the Capitole de Toulouse in June 2009
Capitole de Toulouse, rear elevation with le donjon in the foreground
The capitouls' former tower, le donjon, (1525-1530, except for the top)
Jean Rancy's Lady Tholose, 1544–1550, that served as a weather vane on the tower
Lady Tholose
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Lady Tholose is the name given to a bronze sculpture from the Toulouse Renaissance, a work by the sculptor Jean Rancy and the bronze caster Claude Peilhot.
Capitole de Toulouse
…and delivered a speech from the balcony of the building. Gallery The capitouls' former tower, le donjon, (1525-1530, except for the top) Jean Rancy's Lady Tholose, 1544–1550, that served as a weather vane on the tower The Renaissance portal in the courtyard (16th and 17th c.) The lower part of the portal (1546…
Low angle view
Lady Tholose and a 1624 Toulouse copy of Giambologna's Mercury (1563)
The top of the Donjon of the Capitole as it was originally, with Dame Tholose holding a weather vane (after Jules de Lahondès).