Palais de justice et prisons départementales de Pau (1850-1865)

Ancient capital of a kingdom, which has become the chief town of a department, Pau experienced one of the turning points in its history in the second half of the 19th century, thanks to its new reputation as a tourist and climatic resort. Its geographic and demographic expansion is supervised and re...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cécile Devos
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication 2022-01-01
Series:In Situ
Subjects:
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/insitu/33412
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1841552833671856128
author Cécile Devos
author_facet Cécile Devos
author_sort Cécile Devos
collection DOAJ
description Ancient capital of a kingdom, which has become the chief town of a department, Pau experienced one of the turning points in its history in the second half of the 19th century, thanks to its new reputation as a tourist and climatic resort. Its geographic and demographic expansion is supervised and relayed as it should be by the various authorities exercised on its territory. It was in particular during the Second Empire that the city was to be embellished with various buildings capable of hosting and embodying the various administrations established in the city.The Basses-Pyrénées department seized the resources at its disposal to program a wave of construction of public buildings (new courthouses, prisons and asylum, three buildings built between 1850 and 1868). At the time, the city was an ideal centre for reflection on administration buildings architecture and the departmental architects played a significant role in the urban transformations implemented. It is therefore necessary to question the place of judicial architecture in the tight network of public buildings intended to support the growth of the territory of Pau and the Basses-Pyrénées, which would seem inclined to follow national trends by adapting to their modest means. These examples have kept their original functions until today; the enhancement of this heritage is all the more interesting and useful for a better understanding of Pau’s urban history.
format Article
id doaj-art-f7166ca8908f4d38a88ab38eb6ee3f13
institution Kabale University
issn 1630-7305
language fra
publishDate 2022-01-01
publisher Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication
record_format Article
series In Situ
spelling doaj-art-f7166ca8908f4d38a88ab38eb6ee3f132025-01-09T12:43:35ZfraMinistère de la Culture et de la CommunicationIn Situ1630-73052022-01-014610.4000/insitu.33412Palais de justice et prisons départementales de Pau (1850-1865)Cécile DevosAncient capital of a kingdom, which has become the chief town of a department, Pau experienced one of the turning points in its history in the second half of the 19th century, thanks to its new reputation as a tourist and climatic resort. Its geographic and demographic expansion is supervised and relayed as it should be by the various authorities exercised on its territory. It was in particular during the Second Empire that the city was to be embellished with various buildings capable of hosting and embodying the various administrations established in the city.The Basses-Pyrénées department seized the resources at its disposal to program a wave of construction of public buildings (new courthouses, prisons and asylum, three buildings built between 1850 and 1868). At the time, the city was an ideal centre for reflection on administration buildings architecture and the departmental architects played a significant role in the urban transformations implemented. It is therefore necessary to question the place of judicial architecture in the tight network of public buildings intended to support the growth of the territory of Pau and the Basses-Pyrénées, which would seem inclined to follow national trends by adapting to their modest means. These examples have kept their original functions until today; the enhancement of this heritage is all the more interesting and useful for a better understanding of Pau’s urban history.https://journals.openedition.org/insitu/33412asylumPauprisoncourthousedepartmental architectBasses-Pyrénées (department)
spellingShingle Cécile Devos
Palais de justice et prisons départementales de Pau (1850-1865)
In Situ
asylum
Pau
prison
courthouse
departmental architect
Basses-Pyrénées (department)
title Palais de justice et prisons départementales de Pau (1850-1865)
title_full Palais de justice et prisons départementales de Pau (1850-1865)
title_fullStr Palais de justice et prisons départementales de Pau (1850-1865)
title_full_unstemmed Palais de justice et prisons départementales de Pau (1850-1865)
title_short Palais de justice et prisons départementales de Pau (1850-1865)
title_sort palais de justice et prisons departementales de pau 1850 1865
topic asylum
Pau
prison
courthouse
departmental architect
Basses-Pyrénées (department)
url https://journals.openedition.org/insitu/33412
work_keys_str_mv AT ceciledevos palaisdejusticeetprisonsdepartementalesdepau18501865