Editing Toulouse (section)

===17th century architecture===

====17th century religious architecture====
The [[French Wars of Religion]], which started in the second half of the 16th century, brought to the city many religious orders who came to seek asylum in this solid Catholic bastion. They had baroque churches built in the 17th century: among them, the [[Carthusians|Order of Carthusians]], expelled by the Huguenots from the region of Castres, founded the church of Saint-Pierre des Chartreux, the order of the [[Discalced Carmelites]] built the church of Saint-Exupère, the [[Confraternity of penitents|blue penitents]] founded the church of Saint-Jérôme and the order of [[Carmelite nuns]] created a convent of which a remarkable painted chapel remains.

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File:St Pierre des Chartreux - PA00094503.jpg|Church of Saint-Pierre des Chartreux
File:Toulouse_-_St-Pierre_des_chartreux_-_intérieur.jpg|Church of Saint-Pierre des Chartreux
Eglise Saint-Pierre des Chartreux de Toulouse - Façade.jpg|Portal of Saint-Pierre des Chartreux
File:Eglise_Saint-Exupère_de_Toulouse.jpg|Church of Saint-Exupère
File:Eglise_Saint-Exupère_de_Toulouse_-_St_Joseph_by_Drouet.jpg|Church of Saint-Exupère (detail of the facade)
File:Toulouse - Chapelle des Carmélites.jpg|Chapel of the Carmelites, painted decoration
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====17th century civil architecture====
After the Renaissance, the decorations in civil architecture became less numerous and ostentatious, due to the importance given to the moderation of the architectural structures and the development of interior decorations. The play of colours (between brick and stone) and reliefs (bossing) were less costly and nevertheless effective solutions for livening up facades. The 17th century is the century that gave Toulouse the largest number of its private mansions, most of them built by members of parlement.<ref name="HotelsDeToulouse">Guy Ahlsell de Toulza, Louis Peyrusse, Bruno Tollon, «Hôtels et demeures de Toulouse et du Midi toulousain» ("Hotels and residences in Toulouse and the region of Toulouse"), Editor Daniel Briand, 1997.</ref>

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Hotel_de_Caulet-Resseguier_(Toulouse).jpg|Hôtel de Caulet
Hôtel Pierre Comère.jpg|Hôtel Comère
(Toulouse) 24 Grande-rue Nazareth - Hôtel d'Avizard - Façade.jpg|Hôtel d'Avizard
Hotel_st_Jean_3.jpg|Hôtel Saint-Jean (courtyard), former Grand Priory of [[Knights Hospitaller]]
Toulouse-Capitole-Cour_Henri_IV_(2).jpg|Henri IV courtyard of the Capitole: brick and stone.
Hôtel_d'Orbessan_(Toulouse)_-_Façade_rue_Mage_-_Le_portail.jpg|Portal of hôtel d'Orbessan
Toulouse - Portail Desplats.jpg|Portal of hôtel Desplats (courtyard)
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