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...
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...
St. Jacques Church is the oldest church of Reims after Remi's abbey church. Its simple façade, pierced by three portals, masks a 12th century Gothic triforium and nave, a flamboyant Gothic chancel da...
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...
À l’écart des grands axes, voici l’une des plus remarquables églises de Champagne. L’élégance et la clarté de son choeur ne sont pas sans rappeler Notre-Dame de Reims. Normal : son architecte est auss...
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 key component of the Planetarium's extensive technical equipment is a highly advanced projector, which uses precise scientific data to reprodice the stars on a dome-shaped screen. As well as the 6...
Située devant un plan d'eau, l'église Notre-Dame de Gueux date du 19ème siècle. Elle a du être restaurée suite aux bombardements et a été inaugurée en 1934.
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...
Fort de la Pompelle played an important role in the 1914-1918 war. It was built in 1883 as part of Reims' defences on the designs of General Séré de Rivières after the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)....
Assembled in 1794, the museum collections grew throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. To highlight the bequests of Henry Vasnier (1907), the City set up the museum in the buildings of the former Abbe...
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 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...
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 ...
Founded in 1882, the Union des Maisons de Champagne (UMC – Union of Champagne Houses) brings together the champagne houses at the origin of this prestigious drink’s international notoriety.
Designed by the town architect Narcisse Brunette in 1867, the Manège housed the stables which were needed for equestrian spectacles. It was also the place where the people of Reims came to take course...
In the middle of the vineyards, this windmill is a not-to-be-missed place. There you can enjoy calm, silence and admire a unique landscape at the same time. You will be able to see the city of Reims, ...
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.
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...
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...
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...
Situé au sein de l’Office de tourisme de Vitry-le-François, porte d’entrée marnaise de la région du Der, l'Espace Scénographie Vitry, Champagne et Der est un petit parcours mis en scène pour vous donn...
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...
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.
Sainte-Clotilde Basilica is a Neo-Byzantine church built in 1898 in memory of King of the Franks Clovis' wife. It houses 2 000 relics of the important saints of France, that are gathered in 120 shrine...
The Cryptoporticus reminds that the Roman were here. The building is parlty buried and when it was built, at the beginning of the 3rd century, the basement dealt with bean storage and the surface was ...
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...
Sur la route entre Jonchery-sur-Vesle et Pévy, au lieu dit : « la Croix du Conte » à l’embranchement de la ferme de Naurois se trouve une stèle commémorant l’emplacement de cet ancien hôpital construi...
The Town Hall dates from the first part of the 17th century, but was ended in the 19th century.
It displays an in-relief equestrian sculpture of Louis the 13th in its front.
The symmetrical composit...
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....
A listed historical monument of the 13th, 15th and 16th centuries. Remarkable collection of decorative arts, works of art illustrating the History of Reims and the Royal Coronations. Original engravin...
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 ...
Prenez le temps de découvrir le magasin de chocolats fabriqués par une communauté de moniales cisterciennes : produits monastiques et régionaux variés sont au rendez-vous ! Ce magasin se trouve au sud...
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...
Transformed at the end of the 17th century by Jules Hardouin-Mansart and Robert de Cotte, the Palace of Tau still holds rooms that have retained their medieval aspect. This is the case with the Palati...
Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Saint-Remi Basilica is a collection of history and art which should not be missed. The 11th century Romanesque nave was lengthened by two transepts at the end o...
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 ...
Chapelle commémorative du village détruit de Nauroy
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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...
Suite à la destruction de l'ancien temple qui datait de 1867 durant la Première Guerre mondiale, ce temple a été reconstruit entre 1921 et 1923 par l'architecte Charles Letrosne.
On peut y admirer de...
This Monument is a unique memorial bridge in France. It was donated by the state of Pennsylvania after World War I, as a tribute to all the American soldiers who died to free Fismes.
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...
On Monday, 7 May 1945 at 2.41 am in the War Room of General Eisenhower’s supreme headquarters (S.H.A.E.F.), which occupied part of what was Reims’ technical college, the Allied Forces put an end to th...
This building, which dates back to 1878, was constructed on the “brand-new boulevard Gerbert” by industrialist Jean-Marie Philippot-Mélin. It was subsequently acquired by Léon d’Anglemont de Tassigny,...
