Palais du Commerce (Tours, France)
N 47° 23.712 E 000° 41.273
31T E 325523 N 5251674
The Palais du Commerce in historic centre of Tours is a nice example of late-Baroque town palace.
Waymark Code: WME60Y
Location: Centre-Val-de-Loire, France
Date Posted: 04/08/2012
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The Palais du Commerce in historic centre of Tours is a nice example of late-Baroque town palace.
The Palais du Commerce (originally Palais des Marchands) you will find right next to the church Saint-Julien in historic centre of Tours. The late-Baroque paalce was built in 1757-1759 by the architect Pierre Tourangeau Meusnier on the site of a former Cloth Hall. The street front facade of the palace is austere but the courtyard facade si decorated. The building now houses the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Touraine region (Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Touraine).