Hôtel Reynes Marker

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Albi in Tarn, Midi-Pyrénées, France

Hôtel Reynes
(XVIe siecle)

Hôtel Reynes Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Barry Swackhamer, September 23, 2012

1. Hôtel Reynes Marker

Photo caption: Cour interieure avec loggia

Inscription. Fleuron de la Renaissance albigeoise, cet hôtel fut contruit pour Roger Reynès, marchand enrichi par le commerce du pastel au début XVIe siecle. À l’intérieur. Une belle cout associe briques et pierres; elle est bordée d’un côté, d’une galerie-loggia à l’italienne et de l’autre, par les bustes de François 1er et de sa seconde épouse, Eléonore d’Autriche. La tour qui surplombe la cour appartenait à l’orignine à l’hôspital Saint-Jacques, situé à l’emplacement de l’actuelle Préfecture.

[English]
Hôtel Reynès (16th century)
A true gem of the Renaissance, this private mansion was built for Roger Reynès, a merchant prominent in the pastel trade at the beginning of the 16th century. The beautiful interior courtyard, which combines brick and stonework, is bordered on one side by an Italian-inspired galley loggia, and on the other by busts of Francis I and his second wife, Elenanor of Hapsburg.

The tower which stands over the court originally belonged to Saint-Jacques hospital, today the Prefecture. [Spanish translation not included]

Erected by Ville d’Albi.

Location. 43° 55.671′ N, 2° 8.821′ E. Marker is in Albi, Midi-Pyrénées, in Tarn. Marker is on Rue Timbal. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 Rue Timbal, Albi, Midi-Pyrénées 81000, France.

Other nearby markers.

By Barry Swackhamer, September 23, 2012
2. Hôtel Reynes Marker

At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Le bourg Saint-Salvi (about 150 meters away, in a direct line); Hôtel de Fenasse (about 210 meters away); Le Castelnau (about 240 meters away); L’hôtel Séré de Rivières (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Les berges du Tarn (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Le palais de la Berbie (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Le pont Vieux (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); La Temporalité (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Click for a list of all markers in Albi.

Credits. This page originally submitted on October 14, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. This page has been viewed 40 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 14, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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