Archbishop's Palace of Paris
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General information | |
Location | South of Notre Dame de Paris, Paris, France |
Coordinates | 48°51′09″N 2°20′59″E / 48.852572°N 2.349591°ECoordinates: 48°51′09″N 2°20′59″E / 48.852572°N 2.349591°E |
Construction started | 1161 |
Renovated | 1697 |
Destroyed | 13 February 1831 |
Owner | Archdiocese of Paris |
The Archbishop's Palace of Paris (French: Palais de l'Archevêché de Paris or the Palais Archiépiscopal) was the residence of the Archbishop of Paris and was located just to the south of the cathedral Notre Dame de Paris. It was begun in 1161 and destroyed in 1831.
History[]
It was begun as a bishop's residence by Maurice de Sully in 1161. The bishopric was elevated to an archbishopric in 1622, and the palace was entirely rebuilt by Cardinal de Noailles in 1697, except for the chapel, which was still in existence in 1830. During the French Revolution of 1789, the Constituent Assembly held their meetings in it. Afterwards it was inhabited by the chief surgeon of the city's main hospital, the Hôtel Dieu, and the chapel, the oldest structure in the complex, became an amphitheatre of anatomy. In 1802 it was restored to the clergy, and Cardinal de Belloy took up residence in it.[1] The palace was destroyed by a revolutionary mob on 13 February 1831.[2]
Project of Viollet-le-Duc[]
In 1859, during the Second Empire, the architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc drew up plans for the construction of a new palace on the northeast side of the cathedral, but they were never carried out.
Gallery[]
View of the Archbishop's Palace, painted by Raguenet in 1756
Project for a new palace, created by Viollet-le-Duc in 1859
Notes[]
Bibliography[]
- Galignani, Anthony (1830). "Palais Archiépiscopal", pp. 206–209, in Galignani's New Paris Guide, July 1830. Paris: A. and W. Galignani.
- Galignani, Anthony (1853). "Archbishop's Palace", pp. 338–339, in Galignani's New Paris Guide, for 1853 (at Internet Archive). Paris: A. and W. Galignani and Co.
- Episcopal palaces of the Catholic Church
- Île de la Cité
- Palaces in Paris
- Buildings and structures in the 4th arrondissement of Paris
- Demolished buildings and structures in Paris
- Buildings and structures demolished in 1831
- 1161 establishments in Europe
- 1060s establishments in France