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The ancient City hall... |
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The ancient City hall (to the right on the photo), as well as the Museum (to the left), were two buildings built under Louis XIV for the first one, on 1786 to be exact, and on 1828 for the second, in the angles of the National street and near "Le pont de pierre" (Bridge), who crosses the Loire. It became library in 1904, in the inauguration of the new City hall. These two buildings were destroyed during the burning of June, 1940, following the German bombardments (if we add the allied bombardments of 1944, it is near the two thirds of the city which was in ruin.). The new and always current City hall is situated too in the corner of the National street, but in the other end. It was built on the plans of the architect Victor Laloux (1850-1937, Tours), to whom we owe, among others, the Station and the Saint-Martin's basilica of Tours, but also the Orsay's Station in Paris.