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 HOSPITAL OF THE CHARITÉ Listed Building - 1774 52000 LANGRES GPS : 47.86745,5.337092   Tel. : 03 25 87 67 67 Fax : 03 25 87 73 33 Mail : info@tourisme-langres.com In 1638, faced with the plague, Bishop Sébastien Zamet instituted the "confrerie de la Charité" (Charity Fraternity), whose mission was to save the "poor sick". This new institution was given the responsibility of a hospital set up in several houses close together on this site. A fire in 1770 allowed the building of a new and more functional hospital. Established following the plans of Nicolas Durand, architect responsible for administrative buildings in Champagne, the new hospital is formed of two wards linked to a central chapel by two wings. Here were the rooms reserved for the ill. The lateral wards were equipped with a room for convalescents, a pharmacy and an operating theatre. The whole allies symmetry with monumental scale around a courtyard forming an enclosed garden. The circular chapel, which is the central building of the ensemble, has a neo-classical decor of high quality. The sculpted decor, by local sculptor Antoine Besançon, underlines the vocation of the buildings. The pediment of the chapel shows la Charité welcoming orphans, whilst the pillars framing the doorway, represent Medicine (taking the pulse) and Surgery (cataract operation). Telephone mobile 03 25 87 67 67 Dates and Times of opening Free access all the year. Prices No admission charge. |
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