Hotel de Cluny

1 The Hotel de Cluny was built as a house for the abbots of the Cluny abbey in Burgundy in 1334, and rebuilt in the late 15th century in the flamboyant gothic style by Jacques d'Amboise, abbot of Cluny. The hotel is located next to and above the former Roman baths and it now hosts a museum dedicated to the middle ages.	2 The U-shaped building (left) is closed to the outside world by a wall (right).
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5	6 Despite extensive restorations inside (12 layers of paintings were discovered in a room) the outside of the building retains a traditional gothic aspect; also the layout of the rooms inside has not changed even during the restorations. The hotel de Cluny was the first Parisian private mansion between a courtyard and a garden.
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9	10 The northern baths are the largest gallo-roman monument in Paris. They were built around 200 AD and partly destroyed by Barbarians in 285 AD. In the 13th century the structure was still there but it collapsed in 1737. The baths included a cold, a likewarm and a hot bath.
11 The garden.	12 Medieval gardens are arranged as squares.
13 Garden and hotel. The right-hand part of the hotel is a chapel.	14
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19	20 Chapel.
21 Chapel.	22 Chapel.
23 Chapel.	24 Chapel.
25 Chapel. The hole in the wall on the right side allowed the tenant of the hotel to listen to the mass from his bedroom outside the chapel.	26 The frigidarium (cold room) is a large gallo-roman room formerly in the baths, and now part of the hotel de Cluny.
27 Frigidarium.	28 Frigidarium.
29 Frigidarium.	30 Blocks from the Pillar of the Nautes, discovered in Paris at multiple locations. The pillar depicts at the same time gods from the Gauls and from the Romans. It was carved in the first century AD.
31 Pillar of the Nautes: block with 4 divinities (Castor, Pollux, Cernunos, Smertrios).	32 Capitals, possibly from south-western Gaul, 5-6th centuries AD.
33 Ivory from Constantinople, 1st half of the 6th century.	34 Bone casket from Constantinople, 10-11th centuries.
35 Possibly a queen from a chess set, scenes of the childhood of Jesus and of Saint Remi, ivory, eastern France, third quarter of the 11th century AD.	36 Possibly a queen from a chess set, scenes of the childhood of Jesus and of Saint Remi, ivory, eastern France, third quarter of the 11th century AD.
37 Oliphant, 12th century, elephant tusk, southern Italy.	38 Oliphant, 12th century, elephant tusk, southern Italy.
39 Ivory triptych: scenes of the childhood and of the passion of the Christ, Paris, late 13th century.	40 Side of a mirror case, ivory, Paris, ca. 1300.
41 Ivory casket: battle at the Love castle (a metaphoric scene), Paris, early 14th century.	42 Scenes from the lifes of Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Denis, Paris, 3rd quarter of the 14th century.
43 Stained glass windows from the Troyes cathedral, late 12th century.	44 Stained glass windows from the Troyes cathedral, late 12th century. Top: legend of Saint Nicolas; bottom: Christ comforted by angels.
45 Stained glass windows from the Sainte Chapelle (before 1248): murder scene.	46 Stained glass windows from the Sainte Chapelle (before 1248): life of Samson - Samson blind (left) and Samson is blinded (right).
47 Stained glass windows from the Sainte Chapelle (before 1248).	48 The chess players, French, ca. 1430-1440.
49 Keystone: "the lamb of God" (a lamb is the symbol of Jesus in the Christian religion), from Cluny, 2nd half of the 12th century.	50 King heads, from the main facade of Notre-Dame, ca. 1220.
51 Adam, from Notre-Dame, ca. 1260.	52 Fragments from Notre-Dame.
53 Fragments from Notre-Dame.	54 Apostles from the Sainte Chapelle, Paris, 1243-1248.
55 Apostle "with the head of a philosopher", from the Sainte Chapelle, Paris, 1243-1248.	56 Foliage keystone, from the Saint-Denis basilica, 1240-1250.
57 Tombstone of a crusader (Pierre de Corneillan), 14th century, found in Rhodes, Greece.	58 Tombstone and tombs from crusaders, 14th-15th centuries, found in Rhodes, Greece.
59 Tooth of a narwhal, considered a unicorn tusk in the middle ages.	60 The Lady and the Unicorn, a 6-piece tapestry ordered by a member of the La Viste family from Lyon (the coat of arms of this family appear on each piece of the tapestry), late 15th century.
61 The Lady and the Unicorn: the unicorn.	62 The Lady and the Unicorn, a 6-piece tapestry ordered by a member of the La Viste family from Lyon (the coat of arms of this family appear on each piece of the tapestry), late 15th century.
63 Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar, possibly from Tournai, early 16th century. Silk and wool tapestry.	64
65 Lion heads (seat ornaments), Roman Empire (Eastern or Western), possibly from 300 to 550 AD.	66 Votive crown with a cross and an inscription. Wisigoth Spain, 7th century AD. gold, sapphire, emerald, pearls, rock crystals, glass, amethysts.
67 Votive crown with a cross and an inscription. Wisigoth Spain, 7th century AD. gold, sapphire, emerald, pearls, rock crystals, glass, amethysts.	68 Hand-warner made of copper, France, ca. 1220-1240.
69 Reliquary, Limoges, ca. 1200, copper and enamel.	70 Censer, Limoges, ca. 1250, copper and enamel.
71 Unicorne-shaped aquamanile (tap), bronze, Germany, ca. 1300.	72 Golden rose, 1330, from Avignon; made for pope John XXII. Gold, gilded silver, colored glass, enamel.
73 Golden rose, 1330, from Avignon; made for pope John XXII. Gold, gilded silver, colored glass, enamel.	74 Clasp/reliquary, from Bohemia, ca. 1350, gilded and enameled silver.
75 Medallion/reliquary, from Paris, ca. 1370-1380, gilded and enameled silver.	76 Picture/reliquary, Sainte Geneviève, Paris, ca. 1380. Silver and enamel.
77 Double cup, Rheinau abbey (Switzerland), mid 14th century.	78 Popes Paul II and Sixte IV's rings, central Italy, mid-15th century, gilded bronze.
79 Reliquary, Spain, ca. 1600, gilded silver.	80 Scenes of the life of the Virgin Mary, England, ca. 1325.
81 Decorative panels, from Colmar, 1st half of the 14th century.	82 Choir stalls, Beauvais, late 15th century.
83 Choir hanging, made in Brussels, ca. 1500, for the Auxerre cathedral.	84 Choir hanging, made in Brussels, ca. 1500, for the Auxerre cathedral.
85 Page of a calendar, France, ca. 1500.	86 Painted table, northern Germany, ca. 1420.
87 Chest: scene of a tournament, France, 15th century.	88 Altarpiece from Valence early 16th century.
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