Donjon du Capitole (Toulouse)
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tower, tourist information centre/center, listed building / architectural heritage
The XVIth century Donjon or keep was once the Archives Tower or the Consistory Tower during the time when the Capitouls were responsible for the administration of the city. It is among the buildings that survived Haussmann's major breaches in the walls in the XIXth century.
The tower was restored by Viollet-le-Duc and boasts a pinnacle in the style of a Flemish belfry covered in slate, a singularly unusual feature in a city where brick and gently sloping tiled roofs are the order of the day.
The Donjon is now home to the Tourist Office.
The tower was restored by Viollet-le-Duc and boasts a pinnacle in the style of a Flemish belfry covered in slate, a singularly unusual feature in a city where brick and gently sloping tiled roofs are the order of the day.
The Donjon is now home to the Tourist Office.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 43°36'15"N 1°26'41"E
- Tourism Office 205 km
- Bus station 241 km
- Oticina de Turisme / Tourist Office 243 km
- Mougins, Old village 447 km
- Office de Tourisme 457 km
- Tourist office 470 km
- Salone delle Feste 513 km
- Tourist information 522 km
- Tourist Information Office 617 km
- Switzerland Travel Centre 692 km
- Centre Historique de Toulouse 0.3 km
- Prairie des Filtres 1.2 km
- Jardin Raymond VI 1.2 km
- Jardin Compans-Caffarelli 1.3 km
- Jardin des Plantes 1.4 km
- Cimetière de Rapas 2 km
- Stadium Municipal 2.5 km
- Garonne Channel / Canal Latéral à la Garonne, arrivée sur l'Embouchure à Toulouse. 2.5 km
- Fontaine-Lestang park 2.9 km
- Residence Daniel Faucher 3 km