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...
The Champagne Wine and Regional Archaeology Museum, located on the Avenue de Champagne, is housed in the Château Perrier, a 19th century building that has been classified as a Historic Monument since ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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'Arboretum de Jonchery-sur-Vesle a été réalisé pour l'ensemble des publics, dans un soucis de connaissance de la cinquantaine d'espèces d'essences recensée.
L'objectif est de contribué à la conservat...
The monumental Mars Gate dates from the first part of the 3rd century and gave access to the Gallo-Roman town of Durocortorum. It is made of three arches on which original sculptures are still visible...
In 1918, Italy sent 41 000 troops to fight in France to counter the German offensive in Champagne and on the Chemin des Dames.
The cemetery of Bligny-Chambrecy houses the bodies of 3 440 of these fig...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
En pleine Brie champenoise, un chef-d’oeuvre de l’art flamand en bois sculpté et peint. L’expression intense des quelque 150 personnages illustre la vie et la Passion du Christ.
Built in 1757 in honour of king Louis XV, the architecture of Place Royale is typical of the 18th century: arcades and roofs with balusters with horizontal lines. The pediment of the Hôtel des Fermes,...
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.
This villa, commissioned from architect Pol Gosset by notary André Douce in 1929, is different in its Art Deco modernity to the other manor houses in the style of Louis XV or Louis XVI associated with...
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...
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.
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
The Maestris school and, since 2015, Esupcom’Reims (University of Communications) occupy these buildings, which still carry the name “G.H. Mumm & Cie”. This was the champagne house that made this rich...
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...
Ce lieu de mémoire sera à la fois un objet de connaissance scientifique, culturel, touristique au niveau international et devrait également se révéler source d’émotion.
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...
This museum is located in the 17th and 18th century buildings of the former St. Remi Royal Abbey, where the holy ampula, used to anoint the kings of France, was kept.
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
Built in 1927 by the architect Émile Maigrot and the engineer Eugène Freyssinet, the Boulingrin Covered Market was created following an architecture competition launched in 1922 for the construction o...
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...
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....
