Toulouse, the pink city (HD)

A visit of the pink city

To see more : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct8O5b9PEys

In this video :
0:30 : Saint-Sernin basilica (1080- about 1300). In the Middle Ages, it was an important stop for pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela, and a pilgrimage location in its own right. Since the destruction of the Abbey of Cluny, it became the largest romanesque church of Europe. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The basilica also contains a large three-manual Cavaillé-Coll organ built in 1888, it is considered to be one of the most important organs in France.
01:30 : The Capitole (Townhall, 17th-19th c.) and its square with the occitan cross.
02:52 : Church of the Jacobins and its cloister (1230-1385). With Bologna (Italy), Toulouse can be considered as the cradle of the dominican order, as Saint Dominic founded the order of the Friars Preachers (lately called the Dominicans) to counterbalance the influence of Catharism in the region. The church, built by the Friars Preachers, is the burial place of Saint Thomas Aquinas.
04:40 : The Pont neuf ("New bridge"), 1541-1632.
04:52 : The Hôpital de la Grave (12th c.), featuring a copper dome of the 18th century.
05:04 : Church Saint Pierre des Chartreux (17th c.)
05:14 : Carmelite chapel, with wonderful 17th and 18th century frescoes.
05:25 : Church Notre-Dame du Taur (14th c.).
05:28 : Church Notre-Dame de la Dalbade (15th century).
05:31 : Saint-Étienne cathedral, 11th to 16th century. The cathedral consists of two incomplete churches, the first dating from the early 13th century was built in romanesque style, and the other in gothic style, giving it a special and incongruous appearance.
05:55 : The Halle aux grains is a former cereal market. Nowadays it is a famous concert hall, house of the Orchestre National du Capitole.
06:30 : Musée des Augustins, a former gothic convent (1309), is the fine arts museum of the city. The museum displays masterpieces, among others, of Perugino, Rubens, Van Dyck, Toulouse-Lautrec, Ingres, Delacroix, Manet...
07:57 : The Canal du Midi. The construction of the Canal du Midi was considered by people in the 17th century as the biggest project of the day. Even today, it is seen as a marvelous engineering accomplishment and is the most popular pleasure waterway in Europe. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
08:15 : Hôtel d'Assézat (16th c.). The construction of the Hôtel began in 1555, it is an outstanding example of Renaissance palaces architecture of southern France. It houses the Bemberg Foundation, an art gallery which presents to the public one of the major private collection of art in Europe. The large collection of Bemberg features paintings, drawings, sculptures, ancient books and furniture. There can be seen paintings of Cranach, Monet, Pissaro, Toulouse-Lautrec, Degas, Gauguin, Cézanne, Picasso, Matisse, Braque, Canaletto, Titian, Veronese, Tintoretto...).
09:09 : The Stadium, capacity 35,500, house of the Toulouse Football Club.
09:11 : The Ernest Wallon stadium, capacity 19,000, house of the Stade Toulousain.
09:15 : The City of Space.
09:41 : Airbus assembly hall, where are built most of Airbus planes as the huge A380 (not seen in this video).

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• Toulouse
• ciudad rosa
• pink city
• visit
• France
• beautiful

[jockdr650]

Beautiful, fine soundtrack. Want to go!