The Hotel Mansencal is a mansion located at 1 rue Espinasse, in the historic center of Toulouse. Constructed in the middle of the 16th century (between 1540 and 1560) for an important Toulouse parliamentarian, Jean de Mansencal, it was deeply altered in the following centuries. The façade on the garden in particular was mutilated by the destruction of four spans out of six. [2]
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The street façade is pierced with rectangular windows with stone frames. The porte cochere, with its portal decorated with fluted pilasters, opens onto a courtyard formed by two buildings. The left wing consists of a staircase tower with a corner turret attached to it. This high tower of 30 meters has the shape of a regular square which nevertheless contains a circular staircase. The latter ends with a Corinthian pillar from which eight ribs support a cylindrical arch. The façade on the garden was the most impressive of the hotel and, although it retains only two spans out of the six that had been built, it retains its 16th century Renaissance elevation. The spans offer an example of superposition of orders on three levels, the pilasters actually develop in a traditional way: Doric, Ionic, Corinthian. The windows are inscribed in semicircular arches and have wide double-sided doorframes.[2]
hôtel, mansencal, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, december, 2017, learn, when, remove, this, message, toulouse. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations December 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message The Hotel Mansencal in Toulouse France is a Renaissance hotel particulier palace of the 16th century It is a listed historical monument since 1925 1 The tower its corner turret and the courtyard facades Contents 1 History 2 Description 3 Pictures 4 See also 5 Bibliography 6 ReferencesHistory editThe Hotel Mansencal is a mansion located at 1 rue Espinasse in the historic center of Toulouse Constructed in the middle of the 16th century between 1540 and 1560 for an important Toulouse parliamentarian Jean de Mansencal it was deeply altered in the following centuries The facade on the garden in particular was mutilated by the destruction of four spans out of six 2 Description editThe street facade is pierced with rectangular windows with stone frames The porte cochere with its portal decorated with fluted pilasters opens onto a courtyard formed by two buildings The left wing consists of a staircase tower with a corner turret attached to it This high tower of 30 meters has the shape of a regular square which nevertheless contains a circular staircase The latter ends with a Corinthian pillar from which eight ribs support a cylindrical arch The facade on the garden was the most impressive of the hotel and although it retains only two spans out of the six that had been built it retains its 16th century Renaissance elevation The spans offer an example of superposition of orders on three levels the pilasters actually develop in a traditional way Doric Ionic Corinthian The windows are inscribed in semicircular arches and have wide double sided doorframes 2 Pictures editHotel Mansencal nbsp The tower nbsp The street facade nbsp The rear facade nbsp Door of the tower in the courtyard nbsp Door in the courtyard Renaissance windows nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp See also editRenaissance architecture of ToulouseBibliography editGuy Ahlsell de Toulza Louis Peyrusse Bruno Tollon Hotels et Demeures de Toulouse et du Midi Toulousain Daniel Briand editeur Dremil Lafage 1997References edit Base Merimee PA00094557 Ministere francais de la Culture in French Hotel Mansencal a b The content of the interactive terminal on the hotels particuliers of the Toulouse Renaissance exhibition 2018 English version 43 35 47 N 1 26 52 E 43 5964 N 1 4478 E 43 5964 1 4478 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hotel Mansencal amp oldid 1189680155, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
