Episcopal Palace, Strasbourg
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| name = Episcopal Palace
| native_name = Palais épiscopal, Palais de l'archevêché
| former_names = Hôtel du grand Doyenné
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| image = Strasbourg-Palais épiscopal-Rue Brûlée.jpg
| caption = Façade and garden on Rue Brûlée
| location = Strasbourg,
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| start_date = 1724
| completion_date = 1732
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| architect = Robert de Cotte, Auguste Malo-Saussard
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| owner = Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Strasbourg
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| architectural_style = Baroque
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The Episcopal Palace ({{langx|fr|Palais épiscopal}}), formerly known as the Hôtel du grand Doyenné, is the seat of the Archdiocese of Strasbourg. A French Baroque hôtel particulier of the 1720s, it is located between Rue du Parchemin and Rue Brûlée, near Place Broglie, on Grande Île, the historic city center of Strasbourg, in the French department of the Bas-Rhin, Alsace. It has been classified as a {{Lang|fr|monument historique}} since 1929.{{Base Mérimée|PA00085034|Palais épiscopal}}
History
The palace was built for the Dean of the Grand Chapter of Strasbourg Cathedral, Frédéric Constantin de La Tour d'Auvergne (1682–1732) of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne, between 1724 (1722, according to other sources) and 1732 (1731, 1733 or 1734 according to other sources). It was thus called Hôtel du grand Doyenné. The plans were provided by Robert de Cotte, who would later design the Palais Rohan. The executive architect was Auguste Malo-Saussard (born 1690, last recorded alive in 1737; sometimes written Malo Auguste Saussard).{{cite web|title=Architecte : Saussard Malo Auguste|url=http://www.archi-wiki.org/personnalite-saussard_malo_auguste-107.html|publisher=archi-wiki.org|accessdate=28 February 2016|archive-date=7 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707061208/http://www.archi-wiki.org/personnalite-saussard_malo_auguste-107.html|url-status=dead}} The Hôtel du grand Doyenné was the first of the many stately 18th-century hôtels particuliers of Strasbourg and served as a structural model to most: two ornate façades (here of almost identical design), a grand portal, a large courtyard, a small garden.
During the French Revolution (1789), the Hôtel du grand Doyenné was confiscated and declared "bien national" (State-owned), before being bought by Marshal Luckner. After changing hands a few more times, the hôtel became the property of the Catholic Church in 1855. It became the residence and workplace of the Bishop of Strasbourg (since 1988: Archbishop of Strasbourg) the same year.
Strasbourg-Palais épiscopal-Rue du Parchemin.jpg|Grand portal on Rue du Parchemin
Strasbourg Eveché03.JPG|Courtyard façade
L'Archevêché (Strasbourg) - Grand escalier vu depuis le hall d'entrée.jpg|Grand staircase – lower part
L'Archevêché (Strasbourg) - Grand escalier vu depuis le palier intermédiaire.jpg|Grand staircase – upper part
References
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External links
- {{commons category-inline|Palais épiscopal de Strasbourg|Episcopal Palace (Strasbourg)}}
- [http://www.archi-wiki.org/adresse-16_rue_br%E3%BBl%E3%A9e__grande_%E3%8Ele_-_centre_ville__strasbourg-1044.html?check=1&archiIdAdresse=1044&archiAffichage=adresseDetail&archiIdEvenementGroupeAdresse=2309&debut= L'Archevêché - 16 rue Brûlée] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707033943/http://www.archi-wiki.org/adresse-16_rue_br%E3%BBl%E3%A9e__grande_%E3%8Ele_-_centre_ville__strasbourg-1044.html?check=1&archiIdAdresse=1044&archiAffichage=adresseDetail&archiIdEvenementGroupeAdresse=2309&debut= |date=2017-07-07 }} on archi-wiki.org {{in lang|fr}}
Literature
- Recht, Roland; Foessel, Georges; Klein, Jean-Pierre: Connaître Strasbourg, 1988, {{ISBN|2-7032-0185-0}}, pages 120–121
See also
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Category:Christianity in Strasbourg
Category:Baroque palaces in France
Category:Houses completed in 1732
Category:1724 establishments in France