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The elegant pink fa\xe7ade of the Capitol, Toulouse\u2019s town hall, which overlooks the magnificent Place du Capitole, is the city\u2019s best-known symbol. Hear about some of its key historical moments, including executions to prove a point and the slaughter of one religious group by another. Then find out what to look out for on a visit, including paintings recalling Toulouse\u2019s great moments, such as a visit from Pope Urban II and the defeat of Simon de Montfort. Plus busts of the citizens of whom the city is most proud, including the mathematician Fermat (of last theorem fame) and Pierre-Paul Riquet, the engineer who built the Canal du Midi.\nhttp://www.citybreakspodcast.co.uk