Guided tour of the chapel of the former major seminary in Châlons-en-Champagne

Name: Visite guidée de la chapelle de l'ancien grand séminaire à Châlons-en-Champagne
Start: 2022-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:45:00+02:00
Location: Hôtel de Région (ancien grand séminaire)

Presentation of the chapel of the former major seminary of the diocese of Châlons.

17 et 18 septembre 2022Passat

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©Région Grand Est - Inventaire général - photographie Megan Mason

From its previous function, the vast building of the Hôtel de Région retains a splendid chapel in the Romanesque-Byzantine style, with three naves covered with pendentive vaults painted by Georges Defretière. Come and discover its history, architecture, decorations and symbols.

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Thème 2022

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À propos du lieu

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.

Etiquetas

Édifice religieux, Édifice scolaire et éducatif, Lieu de pouvoir, édifice judiciaire

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