Monuments to visit Senlis

Located outside the medieval enclosure, they date back to the th century after Jesus Christ, when the city called Augustomagus, that is, the «Augustus market». Under the Mérovingiens, they served as a quarry of stones, from dumping to excavations in the late th century. In Gallo-Roman, its stands could hold up to 12 000 people. They disappeared, their stones being reused in the construction of the city. On the other hand, the vomitoirs, corridors that led to the stands and their floors remained visible.

We see this building in the Royal Palace Park, between the tourist office and the Vénerie Museum. Founded by Saint-Louis between 1262 and 1264 in the center of the Royal Palace, the priory Saint-Maurice was intended to shelter the relics of Saint-Maurice and his martyrs of the Thébaine Legion. A community, composed of twelve canoines and a prior, served this place according to the rule of Saint Augustine. The cloister and church will be shaved shortly after 1789. From the monastic ensemble remains the eastern wing of the priory Saint-Maurice, redesigned until the nineteenth century, whose monks dormitory upstairs has been restored with a beautiful oak frame. On the lawn, on the right, there remains the remains of the chapel of the chapel, the entrance of which was near the logis of the prior.

Louis VII granted a communal charter to Senlis in 1173, and the city was awarded the same year of a new type of building: a city hotel. It has undergone many transformations over the following centuries. Rebuilt between 1495 and 1497, it was gradually enlarged in the th and th centuries. The clock at its summit dates back to 1608 and comes from the old belfry. When he crossed the city in 1825, Charles X made the main facade of a bust with the effigy of Henri IV. One can read the statement made by the latter in 1590 before the Parliament of Paris, during which he paid a glowing tribute to the inhabitants of Senlis, who, loyal to the king, welcomed him in their fortified precincts during the religious wars. Inside, face the beautiful side staircase that leads to the council room. An old-fashioned charm is emerging.