European heritage days at the temple of the Foyer de l'Ame

Name: Journées européennes du patrimoine au temple du Foyer de l'Ame
Start: 2023-09-16T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-16T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Temple protestant du Foyer de l'Âme

Opening to the public of the Temple of the Foyer of the Soul

Samedi 16 septembre 2023, 14h00, 16h00, 17h30Passé

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Opening of the Foyer de l'Ame temple to the public
Saturday 16 September from 13:00
Built between 1905 and 1907, the Foyer de l'Ame is the last great temple built in Paris. Come and discover this unique place, witness of late Art Nouveau, with its passageways and skylight reminiscent of the architecture of department stores. A living heritage, bearing a history, inherited from liberal and social Protestantism. The Foyer de l'Ame has the only baroque organ in Paris.
Free visits from 13:00
Guided tours at 14:00 and 16:00
Musical moment with Frédéric Rivoal, co-titular organist, at 5:30pm

À propos du lieu

Temple protestant du Foyer de l'Âme

7 bis rue du Pasteur Wagner 75011 Paris

Paris
Île-de-France

The temple of the Home(Foyer) of the Soul, located near(about) the Bastille in Paris, is a part of the Protestant Church joined by France. It was inaugurated in 1907\. His(Her,Its) characteristics: sobriety of architecture, simplicity and discretion. The deliberate austerity of the facade contrasts with the brightness of the room of worship(cult) the translucent ceiling of which evokes the big(great) windows "Art nouveau ", as that of Galleries Lafayette built at the same time.