The Hospice Comtesse or Hospice Notre-Dame is a 17th-century
hospice on Rue de la Monnaie in the Old Town area of
Lille
Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the N ...
,
France
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, first built in 1236 by
Joan, Countess of Flanders
Joan, often called Joan of Constantinople ( 1199 – 5 December 1244), ruled as Countess of Flanders and Hainaut from 1205 (at the age of six) until her death. She was the elder daughter of Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders and Hainaut, and Marie o ...
. It is now a museum on the history of the hospice.
The museum's collections include ceramics, paintings and furniture.
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Buildings and structures in Lille
1236 establishments in Europe
1230s establishments in France
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13th century in France
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Museums in Nord (French department)
Tourist attractions in Lille