{"id":2586,"date":"2019-05-13T10:41:46","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T08:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/conservatives-paris.org\/cgi-bin\/weblog_basic\/?page_id=2586"},"modified":"2019-05-13T10:41:46","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T08:41:46","slug":"chartres-itinerary-for-bcip-guided-visit-27th-april-2019","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conservatives-paris.org\/blog\/?page_id=2586","title":{"rendered":"Chartres Itinerary for BCiP Guided Visit 27th April, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chartres, itinerary by Michael Barker<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Some 90 kms south-west of Paris (one hour by train from the Gare de Montparnasse), within the flat lands of the Beauce, the granary of France, this mediaeval town is not large but posseses one of the great Gothic cathedrals of France and has many other attractions, mostly within a quite easy walking distance within its compact centre. One arrives at the smart modernist station of 1933 by Henri Pacon, though somewhat modernised since. Opposite is the chic H\u00f4tel Jehan de Beauce (named after the cathedral’s architect) of 1930 with ceramic decoration. Via\u00a0\u00a0Rue Fessard to a fine\u00a0monument to Louis Pasteur\u00a0<\/b>of 1903 by Paul Richer, its bronze relief a recast after the original was melted down by the Nazis.\u00a0Boulevard Maurice Violette:\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>the former\u00a0Post Office\u00a0<\/b>(now the M\u00e9diath\u00e8que), an immense building of 1923-28 by Raoul Brandon where his late Art Nouveau architecture combines with its jolly Art D\u00e9co exterior mosaics by Pierre Vaillard on postal themes. The original interiors now lost. Opposite is a\u00a0monument\u00a0<\/b>of 1948 in red granite by Marcel Courbier to heroic Resistance hero Jean Moulin (born 1899, prefet at Chartres when war commenced in 1940, tortured and assassinated by the Gestapo in 1943. Less well known is that he was a talented artist under the pseudonym of Romanin, it not deemed suitable for a state official\u00a0\u00a0to publically be an artist. Entitled\u00a0Glaive Bris\u00e9<\/i>–<\/i>depicting a fist grasping a broken sword.<\/b>Nearby is a discreet bronze plaque recording the entrance of Patton’s American troops relieving the town in August 1944. De Gaulle also visited the town that month.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rue Collin d’Harteville:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>the ancient Eglise Ste Foy with its Romanesque arch.\u00a0No 11:\u00a0<\/b>14c sculpted doorway, possibly the entrance to a Jeu de Paume. Opposite is the 18c\u00a0Pr\u00e9fecture<\/b>with a plaque recording Jean Moulin.\u00a0Place G\u00e9n\u00e9ral de Gaulle: no 15\u00a0<\/b>is a curious neo-Gothic house in polychrome brick.\u00a0Place des Epars:\u00a0<\/b>bronze statue of Fran\u00e7ois Marceau, revolutionary general who died aged 27. Of 1851 by Auguste Pr\u00e9ault.<\/b>\u00a0The\u00a0Grand H\u00f4tel Monarque\u00a0<\/b>is an historic inn (its restaurant is One-Star Michelin).\u00a0Rue Noel Ballay:\u00a0<\/b>at no 10 a Renaissance building (ex Maison du M\u00e9decin Huv\u00e9), attributed to Philibert Delorme with much sculpture.\u00a0Place du Cygne no 19:\u00a0<\/b>Maison de la Vo\u00fbte) a former grenier de sel with a 12c crypt.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Place Marceau:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>obelisk of 1801 again commemorating Fran\u00e7ois Marceau, the revolutionary\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

VISIT the Cathedral.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>One of the glories of French Gothic architecture, noted for its extensive mediaeval stained glass and sculpture. The fifth to be built in the quite short time from 1194 until 1220. It survived the French Revolution. Of its contrasting spires, the northern one was rebuilt in Flamboyant Gothic in 1506 following destruction by lightning. Notable things to see are the astronomical clock and the labyrinth in which the faithful trace a path. The English guide Malcolm Miller has been on duty since 1958!<\/span><\/p>\n

VISIT Centre Internationale du Vitrail:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>(10-12.30\/14.30-17.45)<\/b>in l’Enclos de Loens, a mediaeval former tithe house.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Visit Mus\u00e9e des Beaux Arts: (entrance free)\u00a0<\/span><\/b>housed the in the fine 17c former Bishop’s palace (10-12.30\/14-17h) with much to see including early enamels, mediaeval sculpture, Madame de Pompadour’s collection of globes, much modern art and glass. The 17c garden too is notable.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rue du Cheval Blanc no 19:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Le Pichet Trois restaurant with 1900 ceramic decoration. Note wall painting of Jean Moulin.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

LUNCH\u00a0\u00a0at\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Place Jean Moulin no 26:\u00a0<\/b>the\u00a0H\u00f4tel de Champrond,\u00a0<\/b>a late 15c mansion with its ancient gateway, at\u00a0Le Moli\u00e8re<\/b>, the rated Salon du Th\u00e9. T\u00e9l 02 37 99 86 33. contact@lemolierechartres.fr<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Place du Ch\u00e2telet:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>a splendid monument commemorating the local soldiers who died in the 1870-71 Franco-Prussian war. Sculpted by Henri Allouard, int al.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rue de la Poissonni\u00e8re:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Tourist Office in the half-timbered mediaeval Maison du Saumon. Depictions of the Annunciation and St Michel killing the dragon.\u00a0Rue du Soleil d’Or no 4:\u00a0<\/b>the handsome Boucherie Pinson of 1892, now Listed, its interior seems to be unchanged.Place Billard: March\u00e9 aux L\u00e9gumes<\/b>– the iron-framed market hall of 1898. Via the heart of mediaeval Chartres:\u00a0\u00a0Rue des Changes\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0Rue des Grenets:\u00a0<\/b>the picturesque 14c Gothic H\u00f4tel de la Caige.<\/span><\/p>\n

Visit l’Eglise St Aignan:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Largely 16c, with Renaissance stained-glass and of the 1880s by Atelier Lorin. Frescoes of 1869 by Emile Boeswillwald, who collaborated with Viollet-le-Duc. If time visit the immense\u00a0St Pierre:\u00a0<\/b>the immense mediaeval former abbey church with notable stained-glass.<\/span><\/p>\n

H\u00f4tel de Ville\u00a0<\/span><\/b>in the fine 17c\/18c H\u00f4tel Montescot with handsome sculpted doorways. Adjoining is a Art Nouveau mansion, a rarety in the town. The mairie is now mainly housed in a glass-walled building by Wilmotte.<\/span><\/p>\n

Boulevard Chasles: Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Municipal:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>of 1859 by Alfred Pi\u00e9bourg.\u00a0Cin\u00e9ma Les Enfants du Paradis:\u00a0<\/b>a striking building of 2007 by star architect Rudy Ricciotti which incorporates an ancient garage as its entrance. He is actually in prison for illegal works to his Listed Premises in Bandol.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Take Filibus 4:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>(glimpse en route:\u00a0Place du Lyc\u00e9e:\u00a0<\/b>Monument in bronze of 1904 by Henri Allouard to Noel Ballay, colonial governor of French West Africa).\u00a0\u00a0Alight at Picassiette.<\/span><\/p>\n

VISIT: La Maison Picassiette,\u00a0<\/span><\/b>22 Rue du Repos. 10-12.30\/14-17h. This extraordinary creation from 1929 by Raymond Isidore is a wonderfully bizarre place, all derived fom broken ceramics. The same bus returns to the station.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Chartres, itinerary by Michael Barker Some 90 kms south-west of Paris (one hour by train from the Gare de Montparnasse), within the flat lands of the Beauce, the granary of France, this mediaeval town is not large but posseses one of the great Gothic cathedrals of France and has many other attractions, mostly within a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2584,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2586","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conservatives-paris.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conservatives-paris.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conservatives-paris.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conservatives-paris.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conservatives-paris.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2586"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/conservatives-paris.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2588,"href":"https:\/\/conservatives-paris.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2586\/revisions\/2588"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conservatives-paris.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conservatives-paris.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}