The parliament mansion
A noble eighteenth-century house furnished in place.
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Bordeaux's Decorative Arts Museum (known as the madd) occupies a noble eighteenth-century mansion — the home of a president of Bordeaux's parliament — preserved with its furniture and salons as elite life was in Bordeaux's golden century, when the city grew rich on wine and port trade. The mansion itself is the exhibit: eighteenth-century porcelain, jewellery, glass and furniture in place, with cellars showing modern design in deliberate contrast. It explains the aristocratic Bordeaux that built its UNESCO-listed stone façades — steps from the cathedral and the Pey-Berland tower.
A noble eighteenth-century house furnished in place.
The cellars show modern against classical.
39 rue Bouffard, 33000 Bordeaux
Museum of Fine ArtsBordeaux's Fine Arts museum is among France's oldest provincial museums — founde2 minutes walk4.2
Porte DijeauxAn elegant stone arch standing at the edge of **Place Gambetta** in central Bord2 minutes walk4.3
Bordeaux Cathedral (Saint-André)Bordeaux's cathedral witnessed two marriages that changed Europe: here Eleanor o3 minutes walk4.7
Fort du Hâ TowersTwo round stone towers are all that remains of the **Château du Hâ**, the fortre4 minutes walk3.7
Pey-Berland TowerThe Pey-Berland is Bordeaux cathedral's bell tower — standing alone metres away 4 minutes walk4.6The eighteenth: Bordeaux grew rich on wine trade through its world port, building its grandest classical stone façades along the Garonne — the UNESCO-listed Port of the Moon. This mansion was one of that elite's houses, the museum a window on its wealth.