Wednesday, September 5, 2012

La Vieille Bourse de Lille


Sender: Sunsky
Text on card: La Vieille Bourse de Lille. The Flemish Renaissance style is magnified by this old building erected end of the XVII Century. Here is the heart of Lille (North of France).

The old stock exchange. A quandrangle of 24 privately purchased, ornately decorated yet identical houses surrounding an interior rectangular courtyard where trading could take place. Access into the courtyard is through any one of the four arches located at each of the four sides.


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