The Palais du Commerce of Rennes, part I !!

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I bring you back to my lovely Bretagne. This time in the dept 35 of Ille et Vilaine and the historical city of Rennes!! I have several posts on this pretty city ,but need to tell you that is wonderful sublime to walk on it, so therefore, taking bits and pics from other posts I have decided to split and give them a post of their own, well deserve me think, Therefore, here is my take on the Palais du Commerce of Rennes, part I !! Hope you enjoy it as I.

The Palais du Commerce was built from 1885 to 1929 ; the construction was made in two phases: the western wing from 1885 to 1891 then the rest of the building from 1922 to 1929, it was south of the Place de la République , vast essentially pedestrian space that covers the Vilaine river. It is bordered by rue du Pré-Botté, by rue de Nemours and by rue du Maréchal-Joffre. The central pavilion is crossed by the passage of the Legion-of Honor.It housed in history various institutions and businesses. The Palais du Commerce is a former exchange house. The building welcomed the library, the regional school of Fine Arts or the National Conservatory of Music. A post office and the Café de la Paix have been present in the building since the first inauguration. The west wing was home to the Café de la Paix , a mecca for Rennes from the end of the 19C, it is still there under Brasserie de la Paix, where we had drinks, It also houses a telephone central in the ground floor, still dedicated to telecommunications with a post office and a telephone sales area on both sides of the central arch. The building forms a U turned north. Two wings extend symmetrically around a central pavilion. The body of the wings have 11 spans and as many arcades. The central pavilion is surmounted by a four -sided roof ending with a lantern.

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In March 2018, the owner Post Immo (post office) and the City of Rennes launched an international call for projects to transform the building into an essentially commercial space ,baptized “Renaissance”, with its 17,000 m² of commercial area , In September 2021, the project was revised and the extension project is abandoned for the benefit of a redevelopment of the placette Joffre. The work is delayed and will not start until the summer of 2024 and should end in 2026,

The Rennes tourist office on the Palais du Commerce : https://www.tourisme-rennes.com/sortir/palais-du-commerce/

The official Brasserie de la Paix in the Palais du Commerce : https://www.lapaix.fr/

The city of Rennes on its heritage : https://metropole.rennes.fr/le-patrimoine-et-le-matrimoine

There you go folks, another beautiful city only 1h30 from my house ! Rennes will amaze you with its beauty, architecture,and history. A marvelous medieval field of sublime buildings and great ambiance on the bars, restos, brasseries, and else. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Palais du Commerce of Rennes, part I as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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