Conference - The History of the Bazaar of Charity Fire
Conference tour of the memorial chapel and its unique Way of the Cross. The chapel, inaugurated in 1900, was awarded a gold medal at the World Exposition in the same year. During the visit, the history of the charitable works to which the victims devoted themselves, the causes and the unfolding of the drama are recounted. The victims are mentioned, including the Duchess of Alençon, sister of Sisi.
What you need to know: A neoclassical chapel and memorial Stations of the Cross in the cloister, built on the site of the fire in the Bazaar of Charity on May 4, 1897. Among the victims, illustrious people like the Duchess of Alençon, sister of Sisi, but also very modest, who without this monument would be forgotten. The monument belongs to the association Memorial of the Bazaar of Charity, composed of descendants of the victims of the fire of May 4, 1897.