JARDINS DES SAINTES-CHAPELLES
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These gardens located at the foot of the fortress offer a very pleasant stroll.
Located at the foot of the fortress, these gardens are the symbolic reconstruction of the Saintes-Chapelles. Once erected to house the holy relics of Christ's Passion, fragments of the cross on which he was crucified and a thorn in his crown, they were destroyed in 1793 by cannon fire on the orders of Joseph Fouché during his missions in the Allier. The locations of the Saintes-Chapelles are symbolized by mineral and vegetable materials. The paving stones mark the square in front of religious buildings. Their enclosures are marked by steel bins, covered with crushed tiles for the 15th century Gothic chapel and covered with slate mulch for the 12th century Romanesque style small chapel. The floor plans of the Gothic chapel reproduce the crosses of its vault. The latter extended to the rounded terrace where the oratory of the dukes was located. The passage from the farmyard of the fortress to the farmyard where the chapels were located is marked by a hedge of eleagnus and grasses representing the surrounding wall. A very pleasant walk starting at the foot of the Qui-Qu'en-Grogne tower is under development.
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