The Episcopal Palace (french: Palais épiscopal), formerly known as the Hôtel du grand Doyenné, is the

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of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Strasbourg. A French Baroque hôtel particulier of the 1720s, it is located between Rue du Parchemin and Rue Brûlée, near Place Broglie, on Grande Île, the historic city center of

Strasbourg Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...

, in the French department of the Bas-Rhin, Alsace. It has been classified as a

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since 1929.

History

The palace was built for the Dean of the Grand Chapter of Strasbourg Cathedral, Frédéric Constantin de La Tour d'Auvergne (1682–1732) of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne, between 1724 (1722, according to other sources) and 1732 (1731, 1733 or 1734 according to other sources). It was thus called ''Hôtel du grand Doyenné''. The plans were provided by

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, who would later design the Palais Rohan. The executive architect was Auguste Malo-Saussard (born 1690, last recorded alive in 1737; sometimes written Malo Auguste Saussard). The Hôtel du grand Doyenné was the first of the many stately 18th-century hôtels particuliers of Strasbourg and served as a structural model to most: two ornate façades (here of almost identical design), a grand portal, a large courtyard, a small garden. During the French Revolution (1789), the Hôtel du grand Doyenné was confiscated and declared "bien national" (State-owned), before being bought by Marshal Luckner. After changing hands a few more times, the hôtel became the property of the Catholic Church in 1855. It became the residence and workplace of the Bishop of Strasbourg (since 1988:

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of Strasbourg) the same year. Strasbourg-Palais épiscopal-Rue du Parchemin.jpg, Grand portal on Rue du Parchemin Strasbourg Eveché03.JPG, Courtyard façade L'Archevêché (Strasbourg) - Grand escalier vu depuis le hall d'entrée.jpg, Grand staircase – lower part L'Archevêché (Strasbourg) - Grand escalier vu depuis le palier intermédiaire.jpg, Grand staircase – upper part

References

External links

*
''L'Archevêché - 16 rue Brûlée''
on archi-wiki.org

Literature

*Recht, Roland; Foessel, Georges; Klein, Jean-Pierre: ''Connaître Strasbourg'', 1988, , pages 120–121

History

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