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Musée des beaux-arts, La Cohue

15 place Saint Pierre, 56000 Vannes
  • Morbihan
  • Bretagne

Discover the ancient city

A visit to the ancient city without stairs to discover the history and architecture of the inner city by stroller, armchair, crutch… or effortlessly on both feet.
Domingo 18 septiembre 2022, 11:00Passed
Herramientas de registro
 02 97 01 64 00
Ville de Vannes
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About the location

Musée des beaux-arts, La Cohue
15 place Saint Pierre, 56000 Vannes
  • Morbihan
  • Bretagne
La Cohue, a term frequently used in the West to designate the market, dates from the 13th century to Vannes and belongs to the Duke of Brittany. The central passage welcomed butchers, bakers, canvassers, merchandisers… but became too narrow, it extended in the fourteenth century into two additional naves facing north and south, and communicating by four bays in pointed arches always visible. In the fifteenth century, the upper room, where the courts of justice of the duke are held, is built perpendicularly to the three naves of the ground floor. It retains its two large gable walls with their bays and stone benches in the embrasure. Transformed in the seventeenth century, this space of beautiful proportions houses the parliament of Brittany exiled in Vannes between 1975 and 1690\. This work requires strengthening the building on the ground floor with massive and vaulted pillars. It was around this time that the entire building had roofs. Under the Revolution, the upper hall served as a
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Musée de France, Monument historique, Villes et Pays d'art et d'histoire, Musée, salle d'exposition
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