1843 – Palais de Justice, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Architect: Jean-Bernard Toussaint & Jacquemin-Bellisle
The Palais de Justice is one of two important buildings on the semicircular Place Jean Jaurès –
1872 – Grand Theatre, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Architect: Léon Rohard
Hidden away in a maze of narrow streets.
1896 – Railway Station, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Architect: Victor Laloux
The fabulous railway station was designed by Victor Laloux for the Compagnie d’Orléans railway company.
1904 – Hotel de Ville, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Architect: Victor Laloux
A very elegant Beaux-Arts style Hôtel de Ville in a prominent site along one of Tours tree lined boulevards.
1924 – Basilique St Martin, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Architect: Victor Laloux
Built over the tomb of St Martin,
1927 – Printemps, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Architect: Eugène Devernois
An unusual looking department store in the main shopping district of Tours.
1993 – Vinci Centre, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Architect: Jean Nouvel
Placed across the square from Laloux’s railway station,
Chateau de Tours, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Unlike many of the chateaux of the Loire valley, Chateau de Tours is a plain building with two towers.
