THE TOWN HALL
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Splendid building, characteristic of the XVIIth century with its sloping roofs, its high brick chimneys...
In February 1627, the Duke of Guise reimbursed the city of Reims for the very large sum of 22,000 pounds he had borrowed during the troubled years of the League. Immediately this sum was devoted to the construction of the City Hall, whose plans, drawn up by the architect Jean Bonhomme, were already ready. The first stone was laid on June 18, 1627. In 1634, the western wing and pavilion, the portal and the campanile were completed. In the centre of the façade, the Reims sculptor Nicolas Jacques created an equestrian statue of Louis XIII trampling on two shackled captives at his feet. Destroyed during the Revolution, this statue was rebuilt in 1818. For lack of funds, the hotel remained unfinished until 1823. This splendid building, characteristic of the 17th century with its sloping roofs, its high brick chimneys, its stone chains at the corners and its sculpted decoration, is worth seeing.
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