September 2026

Saturday 19
- 10:00 - 12:00
- 14:00 - 16:00

Direction régionale des finances publiques

4 place de la République, 67000 Strasbourg

Bas-Rhin

Grand Est

Visit to the former General Treasury

Name: Visit to the former General Treasury
Start: 2026-09-19T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-19T16:00:00+02:00
Location: Direction régionale des finances publiques

Saturday 19 September, 10:00, 14:00

Conditions

Limited to 15 people per slot

©Laurent Schaeffer

Come and observe the history of the former "Ministry of the West", which has become the current headquarters of the Regional Directorate of Public Finance for the Grand East and the department of Bas-Rhin.
To register, go to the following link: https://script.google.com/macros/s/AKfycbzA5QfYsW-FKnGG3YcLrYIVs3Hcr0ZgmAHfUzPUbknlrAAlzdqt_zQeCga51gWtcdVuw/exec

September 2026

Saturday 19
- 10:00 - 12:00
- 14:00 - 16:00

About the location

Direction régionale des finances publiques

4 place de la République, 67000 Strasbourg

Bas-Rhin

Grand Est

Old(Former) general Cash(Finance) of the Bas-Rhin, the building(ship) shelters currently the Regional office of Public finances Big(Great) department of the Bas-Rhin is and. The old(former) Western Ministry is protected in conformance with(for) Historic monuments since 1996.
External description: Plan in quadrilateral with courtyard and passage on court(yard) crossing the West wings and the East. Building(Ship) built in beige sandstone of Vosges on a plot of land in island, lined by the place(square) of the Republic in the South (eg. Kaiserplatz), the avenue of Peace in the East, the avenue from Vosges to the North and the street Louis Apffel on the West. The side wings the West is and were built as before on the avenue of Peace and street Louis Apffel. Detached houses(Flags) of angle. The main facade includes seventeen spans, among which five for the central forepart and one by detached house(flag) of angle. North wing, central forepart not restored postwar years. The front wall(pediment) cut out, which crowns the central forepart of the south wing, includes a radiant(shining) rocaille cartouche surmounted(overcome) by a seated female allegory and the god Mercury sat(based) on draperies. The central cartouche originates, was sculpted by the imperial eagle of the dynasty of Hohenzollern. Mercury and the female allegory were leant on Charlemagne's crown or crown of the Germanic saint Empire romain. Sommital crowning is a simple jewel(flagship) adorned with a laurel wreath and crown of oak-leaves today. On both(all) sides of the radiant(shining) cartouche, a press with grapes, a sheaf of wheat, bunches of grapes, a locomotive and a gear wheel represent the allocations(attributions) of old(former) Western Ministry, in particular Agriculture(Farming), Business(Trade) and Industry.

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