Free visits - Espace Richaud

Name: Free visits - Espace Richaud
Start: 2022-09-17T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Espace Richaud - Ancien hôpital royal

Immerse yourself in the history of this iconic building, the former royal hospital of the city of Versailles.

17 and 18 September 2022Passed

Conditions

Free entry

Ville de Versailles

On the occasion of the 2022 European Heritage Days, the Espace Richaud opens its doors to the public. Immerse yourself in the history of this emblematic building of the city of Versailles. During your visit, you will learn more about the royal hospital and its splendid chapel, its architecture and rehabilitation.

Types d'événement

Visite libre

Thème 2022

No selection

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Conditions de participation

Gratuit

About the location

Espace Richaud - Ancien hôpital royal

78 boulevard de la Reine 78000 Versailles

Yvelines
Île-de-France

Begun in 1781 under the direction of architect Charles-François Darnaudin, the construction of the Royal Hospital of Versailles lasted for nearly 80 years, and was not completed until 1859\. After the transfer of hospital activities to the Mignot site in 1981, Richaud would experience long years of abandonment, resulting in rapid degradation and even destruction caused by three soothing fires, including the latest one in 2009\. The safeguarding and rehabilitation of the site took place over a period of four years and allowed the redevelopment of a major urban area of Versailles, located between the Versailles Rive-Droite station and the Notre-Dame district.