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The history of Toulouse, in Occitania, southern France, traces back to ancient times. After Roman rule, the city was ruled by the Visigoths and Merovingian and Carolingian Franks . Capital of the County of Toulouse during the Middle Ages , today it is the capital of the Midi-Pyrénées region.
The Church of the Jacobins is a deconsecrated Roman Catholic church located in Toulouse, France. It is a large brick building whose construction started in 1230, and whose architecture influenced the development of the Gothique méridional (Southern French Gothic) style. [1] The relics of Thomas Aquinas are housed there.
Albi Cathedral (begun 1282) The Convent of the Jacobins in Toulouse (begun 1230, rebuilt 1245–92). Southern French Gothic, or Meridional Gothic (French: gothique méridional), is a specific and militant style of Gothic architecture developed in the South of France, especially in the Toulouse region.
Commandry of Coulommiers, France [6] Commandry of Avalleur, in Bar-sur-Seine [7] Commandry of Saint-Blaise, Hyères [8] La Rochelle, Charente Maritime, France [1] Chapelle des Templiers de Metz - 12th-century Gothic chapel with octagonal plan and various paintings. [9]
Musée Saint-Raymond (in English, Saint-Raymond museum) is the archeological museum of Toulouse, opened in 1892.The site originally was a necropolis, and in later constructions was a hospital for the poor and pilgrims, prison, student residence, stables, barracks and presbytery, eventually becoming a museum in 1891.
The city and borough of medieval Toulouse The medieval donjon of the Capitole de Toulouse in the 19th century. Initially, the council consisted of six men from the city (cité) of Toulouse proper, bound by its old Roman walls, and six from the borough (bourg) of tradesmen which had developed around St-Sernin. [1]
Toulouse Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Toulouse) is a Roman Catholic church located in the city of Toulouse, France. The cathedral is a national monument, and is the seat of the Archbishop of Toulouse. It has been listed since 1862 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. [1]
Apart from the church, none of the abbey buildings remain. The current church is located on the site of a previous basilica of the 4th century which contained the body of Saint Saturnin or Sernin, the first bishop of Toulouse in c. 250. The church is particularly noted for the quality and quantity of its Romanesque sculpture.
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