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The building in Toulouse, on Wilson Square, is a neoclassical building built between 1824 and 1834. It is part of a programme of urban beautification aimed at modernizing the city, with 27 buildings bordering the square and the alleys of the President-Roosevelt. The architect Jacques-Pascal Virebent, responsible for the plans, designed a two-span building, with a rectangular pedestrian door and rectangular windows decorated with cornices and false railings with balusters on the first floor.

The façade of the building opens directly onto the street and incorporates a shop arcade in the basement. A band of attic crowns the elevation, adding to its sober and elegant style. This building is part of a homogeneous set of facades, reflecting the architectural harmony sought during the 19th century urban transformations in Toulouse. He was registered in the Historical Monuments by order of 20 August 1974, protecting his facades and roofs.

The building embodies Toulouse's evolution towards a modern city, with structured public spaces and functional but aesthetic buildings. Its neoclassical style, marked by symmetry and discreet decorative details, bears witness to the architectural influences of the time. Today, there remains a representative example of the Toulouse urban planning of the 19th century, linked to the desire to embellish and organize the city around majestic squares.

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