Curiosities of Orléans, part III !!!

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Once again looking back into my vault found me much older paper pictures that should be in my blog, after all, this is my life’s history ! This is again on , a wonderful city in the dept 45 of Loiret and in the Centre Val de Loire region of my belle France. There are some nice monuments here that should be mentioned again, and I take this opportunity to offer me and you this new post. Therefore, here is my take on curiosities of Orléans, part III !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I. The Sainte-Croix Cathedral, place Sainte-Croix, is the cathedral of the diocese of Orleans; Gothic style with baroque ornamentation of which partly rebuilt in the 17C, it is dedicated to the Holy Cross (Sainte Croix) The cathedral is 140 meters long, it is made up of 5 naves. Total interior width of the nave: 40 meters. The two towers are 88 meters high. The central spiral rises to 114 meters. The five bells are located in the north tower. Orléans Cathédrale Sainte Croix facade The Hôtel Groslot is a 16C ( 1550-1555) mansion built for Jacques Groslot, bailiff of Orléans. The house, also called the Great House of the Steps, House of the Governor, or the Stewardship was successively a mansion and then the city/town Hall of Orléans and today welcomes the celebration of the weddings. Built under the impulse of the Groslot family, it welcomed the French Kings François II ,Henri III , Henri IV, and Charles IX and the Regent Catherine de Medici. The hotel is built near the Cathedral of St. Croix, in the Place de l’Etape, in the city center of Orléans. It is located near the B line of the Orléans tramway network. Orléans Hôtel Groslot front In the Middle Ages, the municipal body of what was today’s hôtel de ville, holds its sessions at Châtelet, in the Saint-Samson tower. In the 15C, aldermen settled in a mansion, the Hôtel des Créneaux. After buying the neighboring buildings, they built a building on rue Sainte-Catherine, completed in 1513. A belfry is also built by a raising of a tower of the old city enclosure. In 1790, the City/town hall was transferred to the Hôtel Groslot. In 1824.,the painting museum, ancestor of the current Museum of Fine Arts, settled in the places that have become vacant. A natural history cabinet, at the origin of the Museum of Natural Sciences, is also implanting there. The Hôtel des Créneaux quickly turns out to be too small, but the collections will however stay there until 1966 for the sciences, and 1984 for the arts. Subsequently, the premises were reworked and renovated to accommodate the appendix to the Conservatoire de Musique which opened its doors at the start of the 1989 school year. The facade of rue Sainte-Catherine was restored in 1998-1999 In 1981, a new Hôtel de Ville opened its doors on the other side of Place de l’Etape. However, the Hôtel Groslot has not lost its municipal vocation since it still houses several municipal services and marriages are still celebrated there., The City hall is across the street from the Groslot, and the picture of Joan of Arc on the coronation of Charles VII is from a painting copy inside the City hall original in the musée du Louvre done by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres in 1854. Orléans hôtel de ville Jeanne d'Arc au sacre de Charles VII, 1854. Par Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres   The Orléans tourist office on the Cathedral: https://www.tourisme-orleansmetropole.com/en/activities-leisure/cathedrale-sainte-croix/ The Orléans tourist office on the Hôtel Groslot: https://www.tourisme-orleansmetropole.com/en/activities-leisure/hotel-groslot/ There you go folks, a nice walk to see some wonderful architectural stunning building in historical Orléans. Enjoy the walk, the best way to see a place, and is no difference. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the curiosities of Orléans, part III as I. And remember, happy travels, good health, andn 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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