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Shadow cast by the statue of Guigone de Salins (1403–1470) founder of the Hospices de Beaune with her husband Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of Burgundy.
The ornate Hospices de Beaune (Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune) a former charitable almshouse founded in 1443 as a hospital for the poor.
The original hospital building, one of the finest examples of fifteenth-century Burgundian architecture, is now a museum.
Beaune is the wine capital of Burgundy in the Côte d'Or department in eastern France.
The annual wine auction held in the historic Hospices is the primary wine auction of France.
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