Monuments to visit Lorraine

Only this house remains the facade you can see in the courtyard of the old library. Originally located at 7, on rue Flodoard, this building belonged to Louise de Savoie, mother of François I, and the lady of Epernay who loved the city and the Champagne vineyards. It was built in 1520 and burned down in 1544.

Built by Jean I de Dormans in the 14th century, the castle of Dormans has been the domain of illustrious people such as Cardinal Jean II, the Grand Condé or the Marshal de Broglie. Today owned by the city of Dormans, this magnificent building cannot be visited, but you can still admire its architecture by visiting the Memorial of the Battles of the Marne, walking in its beautiful wooded park of 25 hectares and crisscrossing the paths of its garden between its fishing ponds, its rivers, its cascades and its Japanese bridges.

In the heart of a beautiful wooded park of 25 hectares, the old mill of the Château d'en Haut houses one of the largest indoor water wheels in France with its 8 meters diameter. The buildings dating from the 17th and 18th centuries have been entirely restored and now house a museum on the first floor. You will discover the life of the Champagne region in the last century through a collection of old tools exposed in thematic rooms: the workshop, the cellar, the bakery and the mobile still... A picturesque curiosity to discover!

It was built by François Nicolas Lancret between 1787 and 1790 in the Louis XVI style with a roof at the Mansart. You will notice on the triangular pediment the figuration of the city's weapons. The hall offers beautiful proportions, you will notice a magnificent staircase with a double revolution. Very close to the city centre, you can discover the beautiful city halls of the Baltard art. Long hidden to the public, they have been restored, we can visit the interior, especially on the market days, on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

1748 th century curiosity, Mézières hosted the first School of Engineering, ancestor of the Ecole Polytechnique, in, on the proposal of the Earl of Argenson, Secretary of State for War and Nicolas de Chastillon, commander of the Citadelle-Mézières Citadel. It is located in the old palace of the Tournelles, residence of the Duke of Rethel. 542 military engineers were trained there - among the most famous: Mullet of L'Isle, Lazare Carnot, Coulomb and mathematician Gaspard Monge was a teacher. In October 1791, the engineers met in Mézières, General La Fayette. The school was transferred to Metz in 1793, before being abolished in 1794 and became the prestigious Polytechnic School. The General Council of the new Ardennes department settled in the West Wing in 1790. The prefecture settled there in 1800. The school's premises are still occupied by the Hotel's Hotel (formerly the Ardennes Prefecture).

It has the particularity of preserving young girls from men's the.

Beautiful Renaissance building built after the First World War - 1931 - on the location of the ramparts of the old city.

A staircase of honour gives access to the building, and on the walls of the hall of honour, the paintings of the painter Eugène Eugene Staining, representative Rethel at the beginning of the th century.

On 13 June 1944, in the place of the Father of the Oaks, German soldiers rifle 106 soldiers of the maquis of Manises, young Dino. This monument was erected in their memory.

Registered at the Historical Monuments Inventory, it was in this place that Napoleon signed the surrender of his army on 3 September 1870. Visible from outside only.

Built on Edouard Depaquit's plans, this college follows the former Jesuit college. It was built at the location of a bastion. The pediment of the secondary door is decorated with a work by the sculptor Sedanais, representing Turenne children, sleeping on the lookout for a cannon.

The tower of Greater Wintersberg, which rises to over 580 metres above sea level, was erected in 1890. It is the highest point in the Northern Vosges. At the top of this 25-metre high tower, a remarkable panoramic view of the whole area awaits you. On a clear day, you can see the Alsace plain and the blue line of the Black Forest. By road, access is via the Liese Pass. Close to this pass you can see the Liese Rock, a sandstone monolith with a bas-relief probably dating back to Gallo-Roman times. Vandalized in 1944, it was restored in 1970. This rock was probably intended for the cult of fertility.

Heading towards the Mousson plateau, you will reach the Red Fountain, which has made Pont-à-Mousson famous for over 500 years. Coming from the top of the hill, the water which flows there deposits a reddish ferruginous sediment which gives its name to the fountain. In the 15th century, the spring was already said to have medicinal properties. Many people went there to relieve all sorts of ailments: asthma, anaemia, fatigue... but also to restore beautiful colours to their pale cheeks! It is said that the Cardinal of Richelieu found it excellent!

The buildings of the former university of Pont-à-Mousson now house the Marquette college and high school. The Jesuit University of Pont-à-Mousson was created in the 16th century to fight against the spread of Protestant ideas at the time of the Reformation. The name Jacques Marquette of the current building refers to a former student and professor of the University of Pont-à-Mousson. Jacques Marquette is credited with the discovery of the Mississippi River!

Built in 1865, this building with geometric shapes was funded largely by the upper mother of the hospice. A place of care for children at the lowest age, it was ceded to the city and became a nursery school. The arms of the Marshal of Luxembourg are carved on one side of the building and those of Saint Charles Borromeo on the other side. The inscription «Let me come to the small children» is on the front of the entrance. It currently houses the municipal library, an exhibition room and the tourist office.

Built in 1848, he has a magnificent Scherrer painting dating back to 1886, which represents the departure of Joan d'Arc from the city of Vaucouleurs. Six tapestries of Aubusson trace the Gospel. On the place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville stands a bronze statue of heroine on horseback. It was originally installed in Algiers and then withdrawn during the events of 1962. After strenuous discussions, the pieces were entrusted to the city, which did not yet have a Jeanne d'Arc monument.

The Grand amphitheater is one of the largest buildings of its kind in the Roman Empire. Located in Grand, it measures 148 meters in length at the central corridor. The site offers summer tours, special events and archaeological walks. Cultural mediators are on hand to guide visitors through the site's history. The site also boasts a mosaic and an archaeological garden. The remains of the ramparts that protected the center of the town can also be seen. The site's collection includes some 50,000 objects excavated in the area. The site also has a Facebook page where visitors can obtain further information.