Views of the 'Dome' in the cardinal's park

a panorama of the 'Dome'; last existing fragment of the cardinal's palace
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eastern elevation

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The Caisse d'Épargne - 1

Now that the Halle itself has been restored, and is back in use, the restoration project continues with the adaptation of the four flanking pavilions.  While these seem to have been in the original concept of the 1640s, they have been much enlarged and were largely rebuilt in the early part of the 19th century, judging by their architectural manner.  This particular north-west pavilion, located on the main market square in a very prominent location, has been used by the Caisse d'Epargne reducing in occupation over the years to a simple cash machine point, handily located next to the market stalls and the twice weekly demands of the trader's for financial facilities.  

It is a beautiful building that could offer so much more than it does at present.

Pity it is not a restaurant to match the PMU bar on the south-west pavilion adjacent on the square.

The north-west pavilion flanking la halle

The old Caisse d'Epargne gets enmeshed in redevelopment

SE pavilion to la Halle - 2

Out go those 'modern' windows

Will they copy the upper windows onto the ground floor, as formerly?

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Here's how they turned out (August 2014)

wooden normal windows replace the aluminium predecessors

One of the market hall's 4 pavilions - the SE - gets restored 1

The BEFORE shot

The south east pavilion of la halle as work starts

 Let us hope that Mme. Bartelemy of Bâtiments de France is strict on those frightful aluminium-framed windows and returns the ground floor façades to the original aesthetic of the 1830s.  The more so as the project is for the Town Hall and so must be seen to be exemplary!

The Project Board

The principal sub-contractors

MERLOT routed out by CAD-CAM