Beautiful French town halls...

[Vergennes]

@Gomig-21 @Hamartia Antidote @Wolfhunter @Kaptaan

France has over 36K townhalls and each of them have their own beauty. A selection of few ;

Evian-les-Bains (Haute-Savoie)

La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime)

Vitré (Ille-et-Vilaine)

Toulouse (Haute-Garonne)

Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle)

Paris

Tours (Indre-et-Loire)

Roubaix (Nord)

Calais (Pas-de-Calais)

Caen (Calvados)

Reims (Marne)

Saint-Quentin (Aisne)

Le Moule (Guadeloupe,overseas territory)

Deauville (Calvados)

Gambsheim (Bas-Rhin)

 

[Wolfhunter]

I'm making a list mate, 2019 I am going to use my annual leave to drive up and down France to try and visit all of these amazing places! They are all amazing!

 

[Indus Pakistan]

Stunning. @Toulouse/Nancy are visual ecstasy.

@Vergennes

 

[Divergent]

If I didn’t have other things going on and if I get the chance I might go for a little break to France - Paris specifically

 

[Taygibay]

BTW/D'ailleurs, c'est con mais/it's silly
même Parisien, je ne préfère pas Paris./
I don't prefer Paris' Hall while from there.

For reference, in the smallest towns and
villages, la mairie ressemble à ça / it looks like this :

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Dans le midi au moins parce qu'au Nord, ils
préfèrent plus gros, plus gris et plus moche!

Bon, assez râlé, tchao, Tay.

 

[Gomig-21]

Vitré (Ille-et-Vilaine)

Thanks for the tag. Not only is the architecture incredible, but the fact that most of these amazing structures were erected during a time where tools and equipment weren't so sophisticated to tackle such large buildings with those details at the higher points. The design is impressive but what blows me away more (as a builder) is how they were able to construct these structures during those times.

So have they actually taken the entire castle and turned it into the townhouse? That's incredible considering how huge it is. Does it still have the moat around it?

One thing I always think of when I see these magnificent structures in Europe (specifically France) that date several centuries ago is how they escaped major destruction during both world wars.

And I think it goes without saying that Notre Dame is right up there as one of the most impressive structures built in the 12th century.

And who can forget its gargoyles of which the significance of these on a cathedral is rather interesting!

And the magnificent Rose window with its stained glass.

Tympanum of the Last Judgement.

The only other place that I can think of that rivals such historical and Christian architecture is Rome, really.

 

[Taygibay]

Not only is the architecture incredible, but the fact that most of these amazing structures were erected during a time where tools and equipment weren't so sophisticated to tackle such large buildings with those details at the higher points. The design is impressive but what blows me away more (as a builder) is how they were able to construct these structures during those times.

WOW! Coming from someone with Egyptian blood,
that's a tall compliment! [ Luxor, Edfu, Hatchepsout,
Abu Simbel, Karnak & of course, of the Nile, Gizeh. ]

I'd also agree with Notre-Dame as town hall for Paris
instead but even with Church State separation, I'm
inclined to think there'd be a strong opposition to it.

Tay.