Tours : Hôtel de la Croix Blanche
Indre-et-LoireReference
PA00098168
Latitude
47.393706
Longitude
0.682532
Address
15 Place de Châteauneuf 37000 Tours
Construction era
15e siècle
Protection date
1928/01/10 : inscrit MH
Protection cause
Les façades sur la cour : inscription par arrêté du 10 janvier 1928
Description
This hotel served as a residence at the Dukes of Touraine. Located at the bottom of a courtyard, it consists of a large building with two adjacent parts forming a pinion. Between these two gables stands an octagonal tower serving as a staircase, whose upper vault dates back to the end of the Gothic era. Above this vault is the guards room, accessible by a small round turret which is protruding against the stair tower. The lower levels of the lower levels were enlarged in the 17th century. West of the courtyard, there is a building built in the 18th century. Inside the 15th century building, the rooms retained their original style, with stone chimneys with hoods, one of which is hidden behind a wooden coating from the 18th century.
