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

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Strasbourg The Archdiocese of Strasbourg ( la, Archidioecesis Argentoratensis o Argentinensis; french: Archidiocèse de Strasbourg; german: Erzbistum Straßburg; gsw-FR, Ärzbischofsìtz Strossburi(g)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdi ...

. A

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of the 1720s, it is located between Rue du Parchemin and Rue Brûlée, near

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, on Grande Île, the historic city center of Strasbourg, in the French department of the

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. It has been classified as a monument historique since 1929.

History

The palace was built for the

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of the Grand Chapter of

Strasbourg Cathedral Strasbourg Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg (french: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg, or ''Cathédrale de Strasbourg'', german: Liebfrauenmünster zu Straßburg or ''Straßburger Münster''), also known as Strasbourg ...

, Frédéric Constantin de La Tour d'Auvergne (1682–1732) of the House of

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, 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 Robert de Cotte, 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

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(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

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in 1855. It became the residence and workplace of the

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(since 1988: Archbishop 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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