Hôtel de Ville, Châteauroux
town hall located in Indre department, France
The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Châteauroux, Indre, in central France, standing on Place de la République.
History
In the Middle Ages meetings of the mayor and the aldermen were held in the Maison du Temple (House of the Templers), which was close to the Church of Saint-André on Place Voltaire. Later meetings were held at the Palais Royal, a site now occupied by the Tribunal Judiciaire on Place Lucien Germereau.
Following the French Revolution, the new council decided to commission a dedicated town hall. The site they selected was on the south side of the market square (now Place Robert Monestier) facing the market hall. The new building was designed by Pierre Murison in the neoclassical style, built in ashlar stone and was completed in 1828. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of seven bays facing onto the market square. The central five bays were arcaded with round headed openings, formed by square columns supporting imposts and moulded surrounds. The outer bays contained raised openings for the delivery of goods. The first floor was fenestrated by seven casement windows with cornices and, at roof level, there was a modillioned pediment with a clock in the tympanum.
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