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House of Tristan L'Hermite, Tours: View inside courtyard

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posted on 2017-06-30, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie
Named after a supposed inhabitant, Tristan l'Hermite, a courtier of Louis XI. The doorway inscription, 'Prie Dieu pur' points to the construction of the house by Pierre du Puy, the owner in 1495. The house has a court with gallery and a helicoidal turret staircase. Listed as an Historical Monument, reference number PA00098208. The brick house has stepped gables and stone window casements, quoins and decorative carvings.

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Maison de Tristant l'Hermite, Tours

Date Created

1910-01-01

Date Modified

2017-06-30

Spatial Coverage

+47.395507+0.681559|Tours|Tours, Centre, France

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

Cultural Context

Renaissance

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To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.

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