The Hôtel de Ville de Tours, built between 1896 and 1904 by the native architect Victor Laloux, stands on Place Jean-Jaurès. Its main façade, extending approximately 70 meters, draws inspiration from Italian palazzo architecture.
Hôtel de ville de Tours with illuminations at night
Sculptural decoration is lavish and symbolic: four atlantes by the sculptor François Sicard support the central balcony; on either side of the monumental clock stand two caryatids representing Day and Night, crafted by Émile Joseph Nestor Carlier. Beneath the campanile, two reclining figures symbolize the Loire and the Cher rivers, sculpted by Jean-Antoine Injalbert.
Hôtel de ville de Tours - facade
atlantes by the sculptor François Sicard
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