Hôtel-Dieu (Brie-Comte-Robert)
The Hôtel-Dieu in Brie-Comte-Robert , a French commune in the Seine-et-Marne in the region Ile-de-France , was built in the 13th century. The building on the Place des Halles has been a protected architectural monument ( Monument historique ) since 1840 .
history
The Hôtel-Dieu was founded by Robert II , Count of Dreux and Braine , in the early 13th century to accommodate the strangers who came to the markets in Brie-Comte-Robert. The chapel of the Hôtel-Dieu was first documented in 1207. The Hôtel-Dieu was run by a brotherhood headed by a priest. In the 14th century it owned several tenement houses and agricultural goods, with the income from which it financed its tasks.
Over the centuries, the Hôtel-Dieu was increasingly used to care for the sick and became a modern hospital in the 19th century.
The Hôtel-Dieu chapel has been used for cultural events since 1995.
architecture
Of the old buildings of the Hôtel-Dieu, only the lower part of the Gothic chapel , which was formerly dedicated to St. Eligius , remains . The street-side facade has six pointed arches that rest on pillars with capitals . In the middle there is a jagged portal that is framed by columns. In the place of the tympanum there is a three-pass arch.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne . Flohic Editions, Vol. 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , p. 102.
- Georges Poisson (ed.): Dictionnaire des Monuments d'Île de France. Éditions Hervas, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84334-002-0 , p. 152.
Web links
- Hôtel-Dieu (Brie-Comte-Robert) in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- Photos in the Base Mémoire
- Hôtel-Dieu (Brie-Comte-Robert) at the Syndicat d'initiative
Coordinates: 48 ° 41 ′ 28 " N , 2 ° 36 ′ 33" E