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Hôtel De Ville, Perpignan
The (, ''City hall (administration), City Hall'') is a municipal building in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, southern France, standing on the Place de la Loge. It was designated a ''monument historique'' by the French government in 1886. History The building was commissioned by local officials, the five consuls, and authorised by King Sancho of Majorca, Sancho, when the town formed part of the Kingdom of Majorca in the early 14th century. The site they selected was on the north side of what was originally called the Place des Hommes Riches (Place of Rich Men), which was then the centre of the local drapery industry. The building was designed in the Medieval architecture, medieval style, built in ashlar stone and completed in 1318. The building was laid out as a trapezoid, to accommodate the confined site. It featured two semi-circular openings with iron gates on the ground floor and rows of pebbles, often found in Catalan art, Catalan architecture, fixed to the first-floor f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medieval Architecture
Medieval architecture was the architecture, art and science of designing and constructing buildings in the Middle Ages. The major styles of the period included pre-Romanesque, Romanesque architecture, Romanesque, and Gothic architecture, Gothic. In the fifteenth century, architects began to favour Classical architecture, classical forms again, in the Renaissance architecture, Renaissance style, marking the end of the medieval period. Many examples of religious, civic, and military architecture from the Middle Ages survive throughout Europe. Styles Pre-Romanesque The pre-Romanesque period lasted from the beginning of the Middle Ages (around 500 AD) to the emergence of the Romanesque style (from the 10th century). Much of the notable architecture from the period comes from France and Germany, under the Merovingian art and architecture, Merovingians and the Carolingian architecture, Carolingians and the Ottonian architecture, Ottonians. Other regions also have examples of architect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
