Today we moved on to Beaune the wine capital of Burgundy in the Côte d'Or department in eastern France. Beaune is a walled city with about half of the battlements, ramparts, and the moat having survived in good condition.
We didn't have much time to look around so we only were able to see the Hospices de Beaune, a former hospital for the poor. It was founded in 1443 and is now a museum. This is the courtyard. The colorful glazed tiles, which last 300 years, are fired three times: once to harden, again to burn in the color, and finally for the glaze.
This is La Salle des Pôures (The Hall of the Poor). I love these beams! Between the crossbars are busts of real 15th-century townsfolk—leading citizens, with animals humorously indicating their foibles (for example, a round-faced glutton next to a pig).
The Salle Saint Hugues (the Saint Hugh Room), which was established for wealthy patients, has mural paintings from the 17th century.
The museum also houses the Rogier van der Weyden Last Judgement polyptych altarpiece commissioned in 1450.
And there is a beautiful iron gate in the passage from the pharmacy to the herb garden.
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