The Renaissance-style Hôtel Groslot was built between 1530 and 1550 as a private mansion for lawyer and bailiff Jacques Groslot; it became Orléans’ city hall during the Revolution. The neo-Renaissance interior decor (1850s) is extravagant, especially the ornate bedroom – now used for weddings – in which 17-year-old François II died in 1560. The Salon d'Honneur (Salle Jeanne d'Arc) is richly decorated with images of St Joan. The gardens out back are lovely.
Hôtel Groslot
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