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Hello from Toulouse, the pink city (1 Viewer)
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JoeGBirder
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hey there! welcome the the website! it's an awesome place.
nice photo btw
-joe
nice photo btw
-joe
Welcome MIKADO,
I lived a few miles north of Toulouse and never realised it was called the 'Pink' city?
regards
Merlin
I didn't live in a city, I lived in a village seventeen miles north of Toulouse.
However despite all of the times I went to Toulouse and the 'hundreds' of trips to the airport I never noticed distinctive red bricks, perhaps I was looking more for birds?
Neither do I remember any of the many Brits in the village or the French referring to it as the 'Pink' city, perhaps it was the Gaillac wine.
regards
Merlin
MIKADO
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The origin of the Toulouse appellation “pink city”
Paris is nicknamed the "city of light" because of the birth of the first public lighting under Louis XIV in 1665 in this city. Added to this is the appearance of the first establishment of lanterns. Marseille was previously called the "Phocaean city" since the Greek sailors from the city of Phocaea created its port around the year -600 BC. Their objective at the time was to flee the Persian invasions. Each town in France has its charming nickname. Yet most people don't even know its origin. Thus, Toulouse is nicknamed the "pink city", due to the fact of many buildings built with terracotta bricks of this color. This title was awarded to it by tourism professionals in 1906. Abundant in the region, clay is very popular for construction. It is the primary material used to make Roman bricks (also called fairground bricks) and Toulouse tiles. The Romans installed many brickyards in Toulouse, which makes the city pink. It should be noted that these bricks are very specific due to their unique dimensions: 42 x 28 x 5 cm. If the metropolis is called "pink city", it refers to the color of the walls and roofs. These turn pink in the morning, red at noon and turn purple in the evening.
Extract of Pourquoi Toulouse s’appelle la ville rose ?
Paris is nicknamed the "city of light" because of the birth of the first public lighting under Louis XIV in 1665 in this city. Added to this is the appearance of the first establishment of lanterns. Marseille was previously called the "Phocaean city" since the Greek sailors from the city of Phocaea created its port around the year -600 BC. Their objective at the time was to flee the Persian invasions. Each town in France has its charming nickname. Yet most people don't even know its origin. Thus, Toulouse is nicknamed the "pink city", due to the fact of many buildings built with terracotta bricks of this color. This title was awarded to it by tourism professionals in 1906. Abundant in the region, clay is very popular for construction. It is the primary material used to make Roman bricks (also called fairground bricks) and Toulouse tiles. The Romans installed many brickyards in Toulouse, which makes the city pink. It should be noted that these bricks are very specific due to their unique dimensions: 42 x 28 x 5 cm. If the metropolis is called "pink city", it refers to the color of the walls and roofs. These turn pink in the morning, red at noon and turn purple in the evening.
Extract of Pourquoi Toulouse s’appelle la ville rose ?
Mikado
Thanks for the info, now I know I might educate some of my French friends.
regards
Merlin
