Church Saint Martin de la Citadelle

Name: Church Saint Martin de la Citadelle
Start: 2018-09-15T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2018-09-16T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Eglise Saint-Martin

Visit commented around the organ

15 and 16 September 2018Passed

Access to the loft of organ followed by explanation on its functioning. The people who wish it will be able to play the instrument in the presence of organists.
The factory of organs Muhleisen of the Bas-Rhin established an organ nine in the sideboard(buffet) dating the beginning of the XVIIIth century, listed(classified) in conformance with(for) historic monuments. On October 27th, 2013, a mass of blessing and an inauguration concert celebrated the return of the organ in the church of the Citadel.

About the location

Eglise Saint-Martin

Rue de l'Hôtel de ville, 55600 Montmédy

Meuse
Grand Est

Church of citadel built from 1753 till 1756 by Jacques-François Lelièvre, entrepreneur(contractor) of the fortifications of the city(estate). The church succeeded a building of XITH - XIITH century which turned out too small for the inhabitants of the High City and the state of which was faulty. The new church recovering the old(former) cemetery, they incorporated the chapel of the family of Allamond in collateral north. The church will undergo bombardments in the course of the war of 1870\. The facade is framed(supervised) of two square towers. This important massif leaves to imagine not at all the internal organisation of the nave. On pillars big(great) arcades run(roam) mouldings of which were raised(enhanced) of a yellow polychromy(process printing) favouring surge(flight) and balance of this vessel.