Discovery of the history and architecture of the Departmental Council

Name: Descubrimiento de la historia y la arquitectura del Consejo Departamental
Start: 2022-09-16T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-16T14:00:00+02:00
Location: Hôtel du Conseil départemental de la Marne - Ancien Couvent Sainte-Marie

The building was originally a convent and is now part of the Conseil Départemental de la Marne. With the French Revolution, it has been reconverted several times. Come and discover its history!

Viernes 16 septiembre 2022, 13:00Passed

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About the location

Hôtel du Conseil départemental de la Marne - Ancien Couvent Sainte-Marie

2 bis rue de Jessaint, 51000 Chalons-en-Champagne

Marne
Grand Est

The Hotel of the departmental Council(Advise) of the Marne sheltered in the past the Saint convent - Marie who welcomed the nuns of the Congregation of Notre-Dame justified by Pierre Fourier. Construction began in 1631 on plans of the architect Pacquotte and he was extended on the plans of Robert de Cotte with a chapel, new buildings(ships) and a big(great) portal(gate). In 1792, after revolutionary confiscations, he was successively transformed into barracks, then into store of wheat, into factory with cotton between 1806 and 1826 and the Big(Great) seminary(seminar) in 1827 became finally. In 1903, he(it) knew a phase of abandonment(relinquishment) and two wings were destroyed. The police station occupied him(her,it) from 1942 till 1991 then departmental advice(council) from 1995.