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July 06, 2014
hospices de beaune

When you are in the interior courtyard boasts, a rich decor with the outstanding Burgundian roof of enamelled and glazed clay tiles, which have become on the symbols of Burgundy. The geometric pattern of red, brown and green tiles.

Inside, the apothecary, one of the Hôtel Dieu treasures, contains an impressive collection of medicinal jars, located above is the King’s Chamber – the “Pauper’s ward”, this extraordinary polyptych has remained the property of the Hôtel Dieu of Beaune for nearly six centuries.