The interior architecture of Hôtel de Labenche is far more spectacular than the exterior - a grand Roman staircase, tapestry room (including the Tenture de Morlake, made in the 17th C by the most famous high-warp tapestry makers in England), a Euchar..

Built in 1540 by Jean II de Calvimont, Lord of Labenche, guardian of the seal and clerk to the King, this is a superb example of Toulouse Renaissance building. Two main buildings at right angles support, in the inner courtyard, a series of arcades. T..

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This Renaissance corbelled tower with its stone latticed windows is attached to a private house.

The transept square of this collegiate (founded in the 12th C) is covered with an octogonal cup on flat Limousin-style pendentives. Lovely historiated capitals and a crypt where the remains of former churches have been stored, including the original ..

This is the spiritual and commercial centre of Brive. The square is surrounded by old houses, including the Tours Saint-Martin, which dates back to the 15th and 16th C.

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This is a wide open space where modern buildings for Crédit Agricole try to fit in with noble nouses and their pretty towers. Among the latter, the Maison Treilhard (16th C) has two main buildings linked by a round tower with a watchtower on top.

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This college was formed by the fathers of the humanist Christian Doctrine and was very influential until the Revolution. The building has a classical façade with a decorated wall and colonnade and today houses the town hall administration.

This dwelling stands on the corner of Rue du Salan and was built in the 18C.

Its skylignts with pediments decorated with skittle balls make this Louis XIII house stand out.

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