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Protecting town halls: Limoges and the others...
As we had called for, and as the Ministry of Culture had pledged to do following the arson attack that severely damaged Limoges Town Hall (ill. 1), the building has just been placed under provisional protection pending classification as a historic monument, according to a press release dated 2 November. This procedure, which can last for a maximum of twelve months pending the monument’s formal classification (which is beyond doubt in this case), allows the State to take all the necessary measures and provide the funding required to safeguard it.
The emergency works will therefore be financed entirely by the State, without any contribution from the City. These…
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