Guided tour of the Episcopal Palace and the Hotel of Saxony for all

Name: Guided tour of the Episcopal Palace and the Hotel of Saxony for all
Start: 2022-09-17T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T17:15:00+02:00
Location: Palais épiscopal

Come and visit two 18th century Strasbourg palaces.

17 and 18 September 2022Passed

Conditions

Free, upon registration. Bookings open from 1 September.

Registration

visite.palaisepiscopal.67@gmail.com

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Come and visit two 18th century Strasbourg palaces.

The guided tour lasts about an hour. A playful paper support will be made available to the children.
The tour starts in front of 3 rue du Parchemin in Strasbourg.
The visit on Sunday 18 September at 4.30pm will be in German.

Types d'événement

Visite commentée / Conférence

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Conditions de participation

Gratuit, Sur inscription

About the location

Palais épiscopal

3 Rue du Parchemin, 67000 Strasbourg

Bas-Rhin
Grand Est

Episcopal Palace formerly Hôtel du Grand Doyen.
Before the Revolution, the bishops lived in the palace rebuilt by the first Cardinal of Rohan in the 18th century. In 1803, it was planned to assign the former Hôtel du Grand Doyen to the lodging of the bishop concordataire, which required the State to buy it from the innkeeper Busch. In 1855, Monsignor Raess took his quarters in the former Hotel du Grand Doyen and since then, all his successors have resided there, to this day. This city hotel, between courtyard and garden, has a large staircase that constitutes the main masterpiece of the construction. It is likely that the sculptor Laurent Leprince sculpted the pediments of the two facades, which are strictly identical, with horns of abundance. We still admire the symmetry of the facades, with the windows with small tiles and the ironwork that decorate them. On the other hand, all the furniture, dispersed during the revolution, was reconstituted during the 19th century. The chapel is de