The Triangle district is called the “Triangle.” It is definitely not the “Golden Triangle,” which is reserved for Paris.
It is perfectly designed and bordered by the Cours de l'Intendance, the Allées de Tourny, and the Cours Clémenceau, three perfect lines drawn in the 18th century, the Age of Enlightenment, to assert the power of the city.
The buildings are made of blond Asturian stone, the facades have been magnificently restored in recent years, and the wrought-iron balconies adorn the whole with elegance.
The interiors here feature all the hallmarks of bourgeois style, perfectly preserved: high ceilings (once lit by candlelight), marble fireplaces, Versailles or Hungarian point parquet flooring, cornices, rosettes and trumeaux.
It is a well-preserved neighborhood, beautifully punctuated by:
1 - the Grand Théâtre (inaugurated in 1780, designed by Victor Louis, commissioned by Marshal Richelieu), an architectural masterpiece in the neoclassical style, which today houses the Bordeaux National Opera, its orchestra, and its dance company,
2 - via the recently reorganized Place Gambetta (built between 1758 and 1770, its orderly facades all feature a mezzanine level and are topped with a macaron. This square has always been dedicated to commerce. It has changed names over the centuries: Place du Roi de Rome, Place Nationale, and Place Dauphine). Initially, the land was home to the cemetery of the Saint André hospital and a few shops. Today, it is organized around a beautiful shaded public garden, and its south-eastern part has become pedestrianized. A delight!
3 - Place Tourny, which punctuates the Allées de Tourny. These bright, tree-lined avenues were laid out between 1743 and 1757 on the route of an ancient road which, since ancient times, had served the Médoc region near the Château Trompette (destroyed in 1649 following a revolution by the people of Bordeaux).
