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17 and 18 September 2022Passed
Conditions
Free. Free entrance.
September 2022
Saturday 17
11:00 - 11:30
14:30 - 15:00
15:30 - 16:00
16:30 - 17:00
Sunday 18
11:00 - 11:30
14:30 - 15:00
15:30 - 16:00
16:30 - 17:00
Accessible to the motor impaired

Hôtel de Ville

1 place d'armes, 57000 Metz
  • Moselle
  • Grand Est

Guided tours of the 18th century Neoclassical Town Hall

Discover the history of this historic and symbolic site.
17 and 18 September 2022Passed
Conditions
Free. Free entrance.
©Ville de Metz
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About the location

Hôtel de Ville
1 place d'armes, 57000 Metz
  • Moselle
  • Grand Est
Building of the end of the XVIIIth century s. Stone neoclassical style of Jaumont. Sculptures of JC ROLLIER on the facade. The Town hall is built between 1769 and 1771 as part of the arrangement(development) of the place(square) of Weapons by Blondel. He(It) replaces the palace of Thirteen, where was before exercised local power. He(It) is spread(widened) by an additional wing between 1785 and 1788 and establishes(constitutes) therefore the biggest(greatest) building(ship) of the place(square). Nine arcades and two foreparts topped with front walls(pediments) gives rhythm to his(her,its) facade 92 metres long. Before Revolution, the latter(these last) were adorned, respectively, with weapons of the king of France and of the City. On the facade, under registration(inscription) "Town hall", they still distinguish, engraved in the stone, the name of the place(square) in revolutionary time(period): "place(square) of Law".
Tags
Lieu de pouvoir, édifice judiciaire, Villes et Pays d'art et d'histoire, Monument historique
©Rodolphe Lebois