Visit of the chapel of the old hospital of the eighteenth century

Name: Visite de la chapelle de l’ancien hôpital du XVIIIe siècle
Start: 2022-09-17T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T17:30:00+02:00
Location: Hôpital de la Charité

The rotunda chapel of the old hospital exceptionally opens its doors to visitors.

17 et 18 septembre 2022Passé

©Angélique Roze

The guided tour will present the exterior and interior of the chapel.

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Visite commentée / Conférence

Thème 2022

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À propos du lieu

Hôpital de la Charité

12 rue de la Charité, 52200 Langres

Haute-Marne
Grand Est

In 1638, in response to the plague epidemics, Bishop Sébastien Zamet established the Brotherhood of Charity, in charge of helping the «poor sick».
The institution is entrusted with the management of a hospital set up in several houses. The 1770 fire led to the design of a new, more functional building. Designed by Nicolas Durand, architect of the Champagne Region, the new hospital consists of two pavilions connected to a central chapel by two wings. The latter housed the rooms reserved for the sick. The side pavilions were equipped with a convalescent room, a pharmacy and an operating room. The whole combines symmetry and monumentality around a forecourt forming enclosed garden.
The central building of the composition, the rotunda chapel has a high-quality neo-classical decoration. Work of the sculptor Antoine Besançon, the sculpted decoration underlines the vocation of the place, with Charity welcoming orphans to the pediment of the chapel, while the pillars framing the portal represe