The Saint-Nicaise church is a unique structure thanks to its Greek cross layout and its both Roman and picturesque styles. It was built in 1923-1924 by Jacques Marcel Auburtin, at the behest of the in...
Oeuilly: a village out of time. Follow the guide for 1.5 hours to 3 authentic places from the early 20th century. Discover a typical Champagne home, entirely furnished with objects from the daily life...
This monumental fresco has been realized in 2019 by greek artist ApSet. His work is characterized by geometrical and colorful figures but also by mixed styles (vectorial, realism, pointillism…). He of...
Between 22 and 29 August 1909, in this sector, lying just to the north of Reims, the first ever global aviation meeting took place, drawing in a million visitors. Up until 1913, it was followed by a h...
The ZI ARTISTES painting is a unique work of art, open at all hours of the day and night, along the street Philippe, a stone's throw from the Cartonnerie concert hall.
Verzy Forest boasts the largest concentration of "Fau" beech trees anywhere in the world. The origin of this rare tree, with its especially twisted, knotted branches, remains a mystery to botanists.Th...
Au milieu du XIXe siècle,, la France vit une période de grande pauvreté. Les paysans sans terre parcourent la campagne à la recherche d’un emploi.
Toutes ces personnes doivent trouver un abri pour la ...
This monumental fountain was erected in the middle of the Place d'Erlon by André Najoux in 1906 thanks to August Subé's generosity.
All around its pedestal, four statues represent the region's rivers ...
L'ancienne résidence des Jésuites (XVIIème siècle) renferme notamment une sublime bibliothèque, chef-d’œuvre de l’art baroque français orné de guirlandes, de volutes et d’angelots.
Dans le réfectoire...
This particular hotel was probably built by Pierre de Bezannes, the inhabitants’ lieutenant in the 15th century. Originally established on a vast plot, it was made up of a main body and two wings that...
With no more space available in the garden city, the Foyer Rémois housing organisation completed its urban plan by financing a school building, located along the boulevard, for the City of Reims. Crea...
600m² divided into 7 scenographic spaces show you 3 major times: Europe and Champagne-Ardenne before the war reminds you what the Belle Epoque period was, until the launching of the conflict.
The War...
The Reims motto “God will guard” was translated from a vow by Louis the Debonaire during his coronation in 816, when he announced the demolition of the fortifications in order to repurpose stones, at ...
The Necropolis of Sillery-Bellevue was built in 1923 to receive the bodies of soldiers from several French municipal cemeteries in the surrounding area and from temporary cemeteries settled throughout...
Chapelle commémorative du village détruit de Nauroy
BEINE-NAUROY
Historical sites and monuments
Cette chapelle, d'inspiration Art déco, en pierre blanche fait office de Monument au Morts. Elle est située devant les restes du cimetière et l'église du village de Nauroy, détruit durant la Première...
The Montagne de Reims is a plateau with a maximum height of 288 meters. Its subsoil is made of chalk, clay, sands and limestone. The area is home to several species of large mammals such as deer or wi...
Reims has around 100,000 files on damage caused by war. In order to facilitate processes, owners assembled in cooperatives. Although they were encouraged by town planners, few ,projects involved reorg...
Overhanging one of the most prestigious slope of the Montagne de Reims, the lighthouse of Verzenay and its Musée de la Vigne invites you to discover the fascinating world of the vineyards of Champagne...
Cimetière Militaire allemand de Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers
PONTFAVERGER-MORONVILLIERS
Historical sites and monuments
Cimetière militaire allemand et son superbe monument aux morts érigé pendant la guerre, dont la qualité des sculptures révèle le soin qu’apportaient les soldats aux sépultures de leurs camarades....
This house was built by Nicolas Noël, Lord ofMuire (area to the west of Reims), after a request made to the municipal magistrates in 1565. It is one of the rare examples of Renaissance architecture in...
Rousselet pear from Reims, early cherry from Prin ... more than twenty ancient fruit species grown in Montagne de Reims, in the Marne Valley and Tardenois can be seen in the conservatory orchard.
Founded in 1776, this major company still has its historic headquarters, which were built in 1852-1854 on this prestigious boulevard. Architect Édouard Thiérot designed a true “palace”, which is made ...
Hôtel Mignot (Piper-Heidsieck et Charles Heidsieck)
REIMS
Historical sites and monuments
This private mansion, which belongs to the Piper-Heidsieck and Charles Heidsieck champagne houses (founded in 1785 and 1851, respectively), was built in 1911 by the grocery merchant Édouard Mignot (18...
As the flagship of a blend of Art nouveau and Art déco, Villa Demoiselle was built from 1904 to 1908 according to plans by the architect Louis Sorel. In 2004, Paul-François Vranken, president of Vrank...
Established on rue Carnot before the war, this emblem was moved and rebuilt in this location by Léon Margotin and Louis Roubert in 1922. They built a shop and an art gallery lit by a glass roof.
The last public edifice built after the First World War, the Grand Théâtre in Reims did not open until November 1931. The architects François Maille and Louis Sollier retained the façade built by Alph...
Located just on the edge of the Saint- Nicaise Hill, this park was home to the buildings of the Piper-Heidsieck house, which were built by Reims architect Alphonse Gosset in 1885.
Avec ses deux jolies tourelles latérales, cette porte d'architecture de transition date du seizième siècle. Elle constituait autrefois l'entrée principale de l'enclos canonial.
Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Basilica of Notre-Dame de l'Epine is a major work of the Flamboyant Gothic style, with numerous gargoyles of great originality.
Its facade has three portals...
The reconstruction of this beautiful banking institution, built on the colossal scale characteristic of the 19th century, is representative of the reconstruction methods that combine preserving the fa...
Superbe exemple d'art Louis XVI, l'Hôtel Ponsardin a été construit à la fin du dix-huitième siècle à la demande de Ponce-Jean-Nicolas-Philippe Ponsardin. Cet hôtel particulier abrite aujourd'hui le s...
In 1897, this house was built by architect Paul Blondel, who was a winner of the Grand Prix de Rome scholarship. The abundance of Art Nouveau decor illustrates a clear neo-
Louis XV taste.
Architect Jacques Marcel Auburtin built around 600 homes that could house an average of six people and were spread across 14 models of “houses”, combining one to four homes (terraced, symmetrical, in ...
Classée au titre des monuments historiques depuis 1920, l'église Saint-Julien a été construite à partir du 11ème siècle. Son clocher est en bâtière : son toit est simple, avec deux versants opposés....
Mount Sinaï located 286 meters high offers a perfect promontory. It was there on the heights of Verzy village that the Allies installed their military observatory in 1914. The mount offered the ideal ...
The Reims-Gueux circuit is situated on the western edge of Reims, between the communes of Thillois and Gueux. It is 7.8 km in length and was made up of secondary roads and a section of the N 31.
The ...
110 years of automobile creations have been assembled in the museum and some models were manufactured in only a few specimens. Nearly 230 vehicles are exhibited in one of the most important car museum...
