Rohan Palace - Bordeaux - details and images
Palais Rohan, built between 1771 - 1774, serving as the City Hall building and the Museum of Fine Arts. Initially, the palace was the residence of the Archbishop of Bordeaux role until the French Revolution, revolutionary tribunal's establishment in 1791, headquarters of the prefecture in 1802, the imperial palace under Napoleon I in 1808 and the Royal Castle in 1815 for Louis XVIII century, and the 1835 - city hall.
The assembly is done in a Louis XVI style monumental, austere and balanced. Palace consists of a main building flanked by two smaller wings, set at right angles, connected by a colonnade.
The building was renovated in the eighteenth century - century. Since then I have made very few changes. It should be noted that both front and back of Rohan Palace keeps original appearance. Also noteworthy are the spectacular scale and richly decorated living room. Parlors are paneled in Louis XVI style, with wood and decorated with rich lime plant grounds achieved by sculptor Cabirol Barthélémy.
The building is surrounded by beautiful gardens in English style, dating from 1882. On each side of the rear garden, two wings, which were built in 1880 to house the Museum of Fine Arts.
Address: Place Pey Berland, Bordeaux 33000, France, FR
Open: Wednesday - French-language guide
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