Suggest a change on the locationAncien évêché
11B Rue du Vieux Temple, 38000 Grenoble, France
Isère
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
The cathedral was built on an old urban block from the 2nd and 3rd centuries. In the 4th century, the first buildings of a Christian community were structured. In 381, a first bishop, Domninus of Grenoble, is mentioned during the council of Aquileia. From that time, the Notre-Dame churches and a first Saint-Hugues church were joined, showing the importance of the activity of the episcopal see. Nearly a century later, the entire cathedral group acquires its final space while the buildings continue to evolve. The Romanesque cathedral was the subject of a major reconstruction in the 13th century. This campaign of works that affects the entire Episcopal block is carried out in a context related to the rivalry between the counts of Albon and the archbishops. The construction of the Saint-Laurent church by the counts is contemporary with these works. The cloister was located, like most of the convent buildings, adjacent to the south aisle of the cathedral. His successful plan was apparently
Access
Way(Means) of access: In Grenoble, streetcar line B and drunk line 16, stop(ruling) Notre-Dame Car park museum: Of nearby immediate convenience: parking lot of the Museum of Grenoble (located place(square) Lavalette)
© Arouimi, Michel - Ministère de la Culture (France), Médiathèque de l'architecture et du patrimoine (Centre de recherche des monuments historiques - CRMH) diffusion RMN
