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17 and 18 September 2022Passed
Conditions
Guided tours in groups of up to 30 people.
September 2022
Saturday 17
10:00 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:00
14:00 - 15:00
15:00 - 16:00
16:00 - 17:00
17:00 - 18:00
18:00 - 19:00
Sunday 18
10:00 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:00
14:00 - 15:00
15:00 - 16:00
16:00 - 17:00
17:00 - 18:00
18:00 - 19:00
7 to 99 years old

Hôtel de Carondelet

10 Place Verte - 59300 Valenciennes
  • Nord
  • Hauts-de-France

Guided tour of the Hotel de Carondelet

Back more than 560 years ago at the dawn of the Renaissance or when bricks and stones tell the story.
17 and 18 September 2022Passed
Conditions
Guided tours in groups of up to 30 people.
© Philippe Morel.

Last witness to the residence of the family of Carondelet (1491-1621) who gave two presidents of the Privy Council in Flanders, hotel of the superintendents of the Mont de Piété de Valenciennes (1625-1794), housing of the Valenciennes municipal credit director (1802-1843), the last witness of the Maison Cellier (1912-1960) and the Hôtel de Carondelet, its current volume dates back to 1455-1460. Many witnesses of this period persist on the floor and on the gable of the facade overlooking the Green Square.This place was visited by several sovereigns including Emperor Charles V, King Philip II of Spain, the Archduke Albert of Habsburg and the Infante Isabella of Spain, and by many celebrities including the philosopher Erasmus. The visit of Charles V saw the transformation of the place into a palace with Italian Renaissance architecture and the entire interior distribution testifies to the latter. Architecture keeping the testimony of a flamboyant Gothic decoration cohabiting with the first characters of the Italian Renaissance it is also the oldest building of civil architecture of Valenciennes. Guided tours of one hour at the indicated times, quick tours possible in small groups according to the influx. No free visit and organization that can be modified according to the sanitary constraints of the moment.

Types d'événement
Visite commentée / Conférence
Thème 2022
Patrimoine durable
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About the location

Hôtel de Carondelet
10 Place Verte - 59300 Valenciennes
  • Nord
  • Hauts-de-France
Architecture keeping(guarding) the evidence of a flamboyant Gothic decoration living together with the first characters of Italian Renaissance. More old(former) building of civil architecture of Valenciennes.
Tags
Monument historique, Château, hôtel urbain, palais, manoir
Philippe Morel