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Temple of the Salin of Toulouse en Haute-Garonne

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine protestant
Temple protestant
Haute-Garonne

Temple of the Salin of Toulouse

    Place du Salin
    31000 Toulouse
Temple du Salin de Toulouse
Temple du Salin de Toulouse 
Temple du Salin de Toulouse 
Temple du Salin de Toulouse 
Temple du Salin de Toulouse 
Temple du Salin de Toulouse 
Temple du Salin de Toulouse 
Temple du Salin de Toulouse 
Temple du Salin de Toulouse 
Temple du Salin de Toulouse 
Temple du Salin de Toulouse 
Temple du Salin de Toulouse 
Crédit photo : Didier Descouens - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
Fin du XIIIe siècle
Construction of Royal Treasury
XVe siècle
Medieval renovations
1807-1904
Occupation by nuns
1908
Purchase by the Reformed Church
1909-1911
Transformation into a Protestant temple
Mai 1990
Historical Monument
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Former Royal Treasury (cad. AB 288): by order of 7 May 1990

Key figures

Léon Daures - Departmental architect Directed the transformation (1909-1911).
Jean-Baptiste Puget - Organ factor Installed the organ in 1922 (neo-gothic buffet).
Jean Daldosso - Contemporary organ factor Designed the current organ (initiated in 2005).
Calmels - Glass painter Realized the stained glass windows during the works.
Louis XI - King of France You can stay in the treasury.
Charles IX - King of France You can stay in the treasury.

Origin and history

The Salin temple, located in Place du Salin in Toulouse, occupies a building built at the end of the 13th century to house the Royal Treasury. This first building, a 20-metre high square tower flanked by two machicoulis wings, would have welcomed kings like Louis XI, Charles IX and Louis XIII during their Toulouse stays. In the 15th century, modifications were made, including sled windows and a door still visible today on the west wall.

At the time of the Revolution, the Royal Treasury was dismantled and the building became state property. In 1807, nuns settled there until the dissolution of their congregation in 1904. In the 19th century, the tower lost its niches for a roof with a pan, and a gallery façade, destroyed in 1905, was erected. Between 1909 and 1911, the architect Léon Daures conducted works of transformation into a Protestant temple for the Cultural Association of the Reformed Church of Toulouse, which acquired it in 1908.

The amenities include stained glass windows signed Calmels, neoclassical windows and a large carved rose. The organ, installed in 1911 by Mutin-Cavaillé-Coll and replaced in 1922 by Jean-Baptiste Puget, is today a modern instrument designed by Jean Daldosso in 2005, renowned for its three innovative sound plans. Ranked a historic monument in May 1990, the temple remains an active place of worship and a remarkable example of heritage adaptation.

The building thus combines medieval elements (thirteenth century masonries), additions of the 15th century (windows with gins), and transformations of the 20th century (neo-gothic facade, contemporary organ). Its history reflects the religious, political and architectural developments of Toulouse, from its role as Royal Treasurer to its present Protestant vocation.

The craftsmen who contributed to its renovation at the beginning of the 20th century included, in addition to the architect Léon Daures, the builder Cassagners for the masonry, the painter-glass Calmels, the mosaïste Laplana and the sculptor Mauguet. Their work allowed to preserve traces of the previous eras while adapting the building to its new cult function.

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