Talk:Toulouse

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I suggest someone put the coordinates of Toulouse and a Link to the Maps like most of the Cities and towns in wikipedia. Johnny!~
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When a city name is given in Occità, as here, I assume that I should deduce that it is a region speaking Occità or some descendant thereof ? (I'm entirely unfamiliar with Toulouse, so I wouldn't know that otherwise.)
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Occitan is spoken in Toulouse and the Midi region generally, but only as a secondary language.
What's the general opinion on the SUMMARY and DETAIL sections of Toulouse's history?  Personally I think it's a bit unnecessary, and would like to fold the SUMMARY text into an expanded DETAIL section.  Thoughts?
Nightsky
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I wrote the Antiquity section of the article. Realizing it was quite long, I thought it would be best to offer a summarized presentation of Toulouse's history for people who do not have the time or desire to read all the nitty-gritties of that history. I will soon add an Early Middle Age section, and a Late Middle Age to Present section that will be as detailed as the Antiquity section. Perhaps the best would be to do like what the folks did in the New York City article. They left only a summarized version of the history of the city, and put a link to a History of New York article. That way we wouldn't be overloading the Toulouse article. But I suggest we wait for the Early Middle Age section and the Late Middle Age to Present section to be completed before we create a specific History of Toulouse article. I will finish them and add them as soon as my time allows. Hardouin 11:05, 2 Jun 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: The History of Toulouse article is far from being finished. Currently it stops at the year 1000. Events after 1000 are just briefly discussed, and it will need considerable rewriting, so let's wait. Whatsoever, I am not sure it is a good idea to bury the Baudis years in the depth of the History article... After all what's most interesting to the understanding of current political events is what happened in the recent years, and that information should be readily accessible in the Toulouse article itself. Last but not least, is that recent an history really History? Hardouin 12:43, 27 Aug 2004 (UTC)

text: Corrected that. L'arsenal is just the name of the largest building of Université Toulouse I. Hardouin 00:29, 11 May 2005 (UTC)

message: While reading the article I felt that the authors had nothing but good things to say about the mayor, glorifying him and making many many generalisations about the city, it's developement and  his achievements. Also, could the history section be more of a survey of the entire History article rather than just a lot about  recent history.
AllPeopleUnite 13:59, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Bias?

message: I'd like to bring your attention to a new - or other - version of the "Large French Cities" infobox presently at use in a few French cities pages. The present version is much too large, partly because it consecrates too much space to information having little importance to French demography and an only distant and indirect relevence to the city itself. Instead I propose to follow a less cumbersome model closer to that used by the New York City article - you can view the new version in the Paris talk page here. Please view and comment. THEPROMENADER 22:19, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: As a result of some discussion over the past weeks, there is an updated template available for perusal in its 'published ' form (filled with data) here - all comments welcome. -- THEPROMENADER 07:24, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Infobox Template proposition 

message: I've just noticed this article is flooded by garbage information from IP 12.152.102.212.
It seems he has already been temporarily blocked, but by looking at his history, I think this should be permanent.
Please note all his editing in this page should probably be removed and re-editted, since it is scattered all over the place.
Also, it would be wise to check out his history and go over all the pages he encountered.
Peace.
Guycarmeli 17:08, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vandalism Alert 

message: Hôtel de Ville in Toulouse needs disambig. Randomblue (talk) 11:38, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  disambig 

message: Is Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec commonly called just "Toulouse"? If not, there is no need for the dab note at the top of the page that I can think of. Srnec (talk) 23:14, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I never heard or read Toulouse-Lautrec called "Toulouse". Indeed, this note deserves an edit. Aleske (talk) 00:38, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

message: As one of the most important centres historically in Southern France, one unsourced and unhelpful sentence seems barely adequate to describe the pre-20th century  history of Toulouse. I have added the source used on the corresponding French WP page, which is a FA on the French wikipedia. The article on the History of Toulouse seems to be a translation of the corresponding French pages but with no sources provided at all. This section deserves to be expanded by translating the French page, while checking and adding sources. There must also be good sources in the English language, although these are less likely to be so good on local detail. The French WP pages have maps, illuminated manuscripts, etc. It seems a pity not to bring this page to life by replacing the introductory sentence by a proper condensed and informative history. My Michelin guide of Languedoc, Roussillon, Tarne, Gorges contains more than 3 pages of history, although I don't think it is the best source. Thanks, Mathsci (talk) 13:59, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: History of Toulouse

message: The Toulouse page says that Carlos Gardel (the famous tango-song writer) was born in Toulouse.
This finds no confirmation anywhere. Carlos Gardel was born in Uruguay from an "illegitimate" relation of the father. The father's wife was French, and so maybe she was from Toulouse. But Carlos Gardel was not his son, nor was he born in France at all.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.49.115.118 (talk) 16:18, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birthplace of Carlos Gardel in Uruguay not in France 

message: Toulouse is the Third student city after Paris and Lyon  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.55.52.3 (talk) 18:50, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  There is a Mistake 

message: Please link Notre-Dame de la Daurade from this article. Per Honor et Gloria ✍ 08:02, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: — M-le-mot-dit (T) 10:34, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Notre-Dame de la Daurade

message: Shouldn´t this grande école be added?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 163.117.8.55 (talk) 13:22, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Fine. CapnPrep (talk) 20:53, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  ESC Toulouse 

message: Where's the "History" section?Ryoung122 23:10, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: It is too long for a section, there is a special article History of Toulouse. Maybe some lines in the main article would be a good idea, but I am not at ease for that work in English. Traumrune (talk) 21:58, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: History Section

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message: Hello, I am providing some details and sources regarding the section of the article related to Southern French Gothic, which was removed on March 3, 2024, due to "unsourced content based on weasel words." I hope to persuade that this motif and the removal should be reconsidered.
Firstly, I will add a source from an art historian's publication that specifies the birth of the style, its evolution, and its replacement in the cathedral of Toulouse by a Gothic architecture from northern France after Toulouse's attachment to the French Crown. The publication clearly demonstrates that all of this occurred in the 13th century, justifying the content of the paragraph in question in the Wikipedia article. I will add this source to the references of the article. For those who read French, here is a link to the scanned publication: https://www.toulouse-brique.com/divers/VMF%202011%20-%20Le%20gothique%20toulousain.pdf
Then, regarding justifying the information that the cathedral's vaults were likely the widest vaults in Western Europe upon completion, the source comes from a display within the cathedral itself. I don't believe this can serve as a referenced source (?), but here is a link to a photo of this explanation: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Un-monument-fondateur-du-gothique-meridional.jpg. The relevant information is in the penultimate paragraph and states the following: "The nave of Saint-Etienne Cathedral [...] exhibits, for the first time, the characteristics of Gothic art as developed in the Southern regions of France: it is a large, single-span structure supported by powerful buttresses, fostering the dissemination of preaching. The simplicity of this architecture, marked by extensive wall surfaces, is offset by the magnitude of its gigantic vaults, likely the widest in Western Europe upon completion."
It's important to note that during this time, advancements in Gothic architecture were progressing rapidly. It's likely that these vaults didn't remain the widest for very long. Nevertheless, this highlights the ambitious nature of the construction when it was undertaken.
I am available to discuss all of this if necessary. Best regards. Frédéric Neupont (talk) 10:57, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Southern French Gothic