11th C. – Remains of Basilica, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
This is part of the remains of the massive medieval basilica.
This is part of the remains of the massive medieval basilica.
This 13th century church was built on the site of an earlier building –
The magnificent St Gatien Cathedral was built between the 12th and 16th centuries in a medieval and later renaissance gothic.
Sited beside the Cathedral, the Psalette cloister consists of three galleries.
Now containing the Sociétë Archéologique de Touraine, the Hótel Goüin is a fine Renaissance style mansion in the oldest part of the city.
Imposing house close to the Cathedral which has been converted to house the Musée de Beaux-Arts.
Crossing the River Loire, is the elegant Pont Wilson. Known locally as the pont de pierre (stone bridge),
The Palais de Justice is one of two important buildings on the semicircular Place Jean Jaurès –
Hidden away in a maze of narrow streets.
The fabulous railway station was designed by Victor Laloux for the Compagnie d’Orléans railway company.