Free visit of the Hotel des Pénitentes

Name: Visita libre al Hotel des Penitentes
Start: 2023-09-16T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Hôtel des Pénitentes

Discover this house from the end of the 15th century, witness of the Renaissance architecture in Angers.

16 i 17 septiembre 2023Passed

Angers Patrimoine - Frédéric Chobard

Discover this home of the late 15th century, witness to Renaissance architecture in Angers.
Flashy mediations will be proposed by Master 1 students of the ESTHUA of Angers. An exhibition in the form of a comic strip will be present on the Cultural Olympiad.

Types d'événement

Visite libre

Thèmes 2023

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Conditions de participation

Gratuit

Type de public

Tout public

About the location

Hôtel des Pénitentes

23 boulevard Descazeaux, 49000 Angers

Maine-et-Loire
Pays de la Loire

The hotel owes its origins to the Abbey of St Nicolas: towards the end of the 15th century, the religious built near their abbey - but inside the ramparts - a building that would serve as a refuge in case of disturbances. In fact, they do not live there, but rent it out to wealthy individuals. In 1638, it is the residence of the sculptor Biardeau, author of the altarpiece of the chapel of La Barre. Until then called "Maison de la Voûte", the hotel became the residence of penitents, at the height of the Counter-Reformation. During the Revolution, the penitents dispersed, but the part called "the refuge" remained open. The hotel was reserved exclusively for the incarceration of public girls and condemned women. In 1810, it was transformed into a hospice. The last residents were transferred in 1865 to the new hospital. Since then, different assignments have been made. The construction presents a panorama of the evolution of architecture from the flamboyant to the art of the second Renaiss