I didn’t go down onto the quay in Tours to find out what this boat really is but as you can see from the person next to it, it’s very big. Je ne suis pas descendue sur le quai à Tours pour savoir à quoi correspond ce bâteau mais vous pouvez vous rendre compte de …
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The Stone Cable – La cordelière en pierre
I love this detail on Hôtel Pierre du Puy (hôtel means town house or mansion in this case) built by Pierre du Puy,, a merchant and burgher of Tours in the late 5th or early 16th century. The cable moulding, seen on many buildings of the same period, is usually a tribute to Anne of …
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