The Archbishop's Palace of Paris (french:
Palais de l'Archevêché de Paris or the
Palais Archiépiscopal, italic=no) was the residence of the
Archbishop of Paris
The Archdiocese of Paris (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Parisiensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Paris'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. It is one of twenty-three archdioceses in France ...
, located just south of the
Notre Dame de Paris
Notre-Dame de Paris (; meaning "Our Lady of Paris"), referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité (an island in the Seine River), in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. The cathedral, dedicated to the ...
.
It was built in 1161 and destroyed in 1831.
History
It began as the bishop's residence for
Maurice de Sully Maurice de Sully (died 11 September 1196) was Bishop of Paris from 1160 until his retirement in 1196. He was responsible for the construction of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame.
Biography
He was born to poor parents at Sully-sur-Loire (Soliacum), nea ...
in 1161. The bishopric was elevated to an archbishopric in 1622, and in 1697 the palace was entirely rebuilt by
Cardinal de Noailles
Louis-Antoine de Noailles (27 May 16514 May 1729), second son of Anne, 1st duc de Noailles, was a French bishop and cardinal. His signing of the Unigenitus bull in 1728 would end the formal Jansenist controversy.
Biography
Louis-Antoine de Noai ...
, except for the chapel, which was still existed in 1830. During the
French Revolution of 1789
The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considere ...
, the
Constituent Assembly
A constituent assembly (also known as a constitutional convention, constitutional congress, or constitutional assembly) is a body assembled for the purpose of drafting or revising a constitution. Members of a constituent assembly may be elected b ...
held meetings in it. Afterwards it was inhabited by the chief surgeon of the city's main hospital, the
Hôtel Dieu. 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. The palace was destroyed by a revolutionary mob on 13 February 1831.
[Galignani 1853.]
File:Eveche.Paris.2.png, Plan
File:Nicolas Jean-Baptiste Raguenet - Le Palais de l'archevêché, vue de la rive gauche - P273 - Musée Carnavalet.jpg, View of the Archbishop's Palace, painted by Raguenet in 1756
Project of Viollet-le-Duc
In 1859, during the period of the
Second French Empire
The Second French Empire (; officially the French Empire, ), was the 18-year Empire, Imperial Bonapartist regime of Napoleon III from 14 January 1852 to 27 October 1870, between the French Second Republic, Second and the French Third Republic ...
, the architect
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (; 27 January 181417 September 1879) was a French architect and author who restored many prominent medieval landmarks in France, including those which had been damaged or abandoned during the French Revolution. H ...
drew up plans for the construction of a new palace on the northeast side of the cathedral, but they were never carried out.
File:Projet de palais de l'Archevêché de Paris.jpg, Project for a new palace, created by Viollet-le-Duc in 1859
Notes
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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