Guided tour of the chapel of the Grand Séminaire de Châlons-en-Champagne

Name: Visita guiada a la capilla del Seminario Mayor de Châlons-en-Champagne
Start: 2024-09-21T13:30:00+02:00
End: 2024-09-22T14:30:00+02:00
Location: Hôtel de Région (ancien grand séminaire)

Discover a splendid chapel of Byzantine Romano style in connection with an old major seminary. Take a guided tour to discover its history, architecture, scenery and symbols.

21 i 22 septiembrePassed

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Discover a splendid chapel of Byzantine Romano style in connection with an old major seminary. Take a guided tour to discover its history, architecture, scenery and symbols.
The visit lasts 1h00.

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About the location

Hôtel de Région (ancien grand séminaire)

5 rue de Jéricho, 51000 Châlons-en-Champagne

Marne
Grand Est

Built by Edward, then Jules Deperthes, from 1897 till 1901, the old(former) big(great) seminary(seminar) devoted in Sainte-Croix, wanted by Mgr Latty, became regional seat of government in 1988\. Compound(Made up), according to a plan there H, of three main buildings of equal height, it presents stone leaky facades of size of windows in round arch or of arcades in ground floor(floors), enriched by a frieze of yellow brick on the first floor and of windows passers-by in the second. Of its previous function(office), the large building(ship) keeps(preserves) a magnificent chapel of romano-Byzantine style, in three naves covered with vaults in pendants painted by G. Defretière. The visitors can also discover to it the old(former) library(bookcase), the office(desk) of the president of Region drawn by Henry Ciriani and the room of assembly adorned with an original composition of Olivier Debré.