Halles du Boulingrin
Fontaine des Boucheries
Fontaine Subé
Cryptoportique de Reims
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Reims: Een Verborgen Parel van Geschiedenis, Champagne & Art Deco

Ryan Multilingual

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Ryan Multilingual

Welcome to Reims! On this GPS guided audio tour, we will visit 17 stops on a route of 3.07km. This tour focusses mainly on general tourism.

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2 hours

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3.07 km

Distance

17

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Halles du Boulingrin
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Halles du Boulingrin

A market hall, born from an architectural competition in 1922, replacing a historic building destroyed during World War I. The hall features a unique vaulted roof, supported by exterior walls, and is characterized by its large glass panels emitting a warm yellow light.

Fontaine des Boucheries
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Fontaine des Boucheries

A historic fountain built in 1770 in the courtyard of the market of boucheries, initially serving as an animal slaughter site. It was relocated in 1935 and again in 2009 due to urban development, and has since been restored and preserved as a monument historique.

Fontaine Subé
3

Fontaine Subé

A fountain in Reims, featuring a 17-meter-high column adorned with vines, surmounted by a golden angel and a statue of Victory, La Gloire, as well as four conches representing the Marne, Suippe, Vesle, and Aisne rivers.

Cryptoportique de Reims
4

Cryptoportique de Reims

A cryptoporticus is a subterranean gallery, built around 100 AD, that was part of the Roman forum in Reims. It features a U-shaped design, with vaulted ceilings and pillars, and originally had loges with decorated stucco walls.

Musée Le Vergeur
5

Musée Le Vergeur

A museum-hotel in Reims, France, combining two 13th-century and 16th-century buildings, it features Gothic windows, Renaissance architecture, and a collection of artworks from across the world, including 50 Albrecht Dürer prints.

Place Royale
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Place Royale

A bronze statue of King Louis XV stands at the center of Place Royale, commissioned by the city from sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle and inaugurated in 1765.

Sous-préfecture de Reims
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Sous-préfecture de Reims

A custom house, the Sous-préfecture de Reims, is a historic building in Reims, France, housing the sub-prefecture of the Marne department, with a façade and toiture listed as a monument historique since 1953.

Porte de la cour du chapitre
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Porte de la cour du chapitre

A 16th-century door, architecturally a portail, that previously sealed the courtyard of Reims Cathedral's Chapter against Rue Carnot. It was renovated and advanced after World War I and classified as a historic monument in 1922.

Reims Opera House
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Reims Opera House

A historic opera house built in 1873 with architecture inspired by the Paris Opera House, featuring opulent ornamentation on the theme of music and the lyric arts.

Immeuble, 1-5 rue de Talleyrand (Reims)
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Immeuble, 1-5 rue de Talleyrand (Reims)

A multi-story urban building, the Familistère des Docks Rémois is an Art deco structure constructed between 1925 and 1927, initially serving as the headquarters, store, and permanent exhibition space for the Docks Rémois department stores.

abbaye Saint-Denis de Reims
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abbaye Saint-Denis de Reims

Abbaye Saint-Denis de Reims: An ancient Augustinian abbey founded at an unknown date, restored in 1067 by Gervais, Archbishop of Reims, and later affiliated with the Congregation of France. Today, it houses the Reims Museum of Fine Arts.

Museum of Fine Arts of Reims
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Museum of Fine Arts of Reims

A museum showcasing European artistic movements from the 16th to 20th centuries, featuring paintings, sculptures, and objets d'art, with a strong focus on French and Flemish schools, including works by notable artists like Poussin, Corot, and Monet.

place du Cardinal-Luçon
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place du Cardinal-Luçon

A pedestrian square in the heart of Reims, serving as the cathedral's parvis, hosting the third-largest Christmas market in France since 2016. The square is surrounded by notable buildings and has undergone renovations, revealing a Medieval cemetery during excavations in 2007.

Reims Cathedral
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Reims Cathedral

A Gothic cathedral in Reims, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and traditionally the coronation site of French monarchs. Its 13th-century north rose window depicts biblical Creation, and its travertine stones are adorned with intricate sculptures and gargoyles.

Smiling Angel
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Smiling Angel

A Gothic stone sculpture, the Smiling Angel is a remarkable work of the International Gothic style, featuring flowing drapery and a seeming detachment from the façade, carved between 1236 and 1245.

Palace of Tau
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Palace of Tau

A large Gallo-Roman villa turned Carolingian palace, later rebuilt in Gothic and Baroque styles, houses the Musée de l'Œuvre, displaying statuary, tapestries, and coronation-related artifacts, and was damaged by fire in 1914 but later restored.

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Carnegie Library of Reims
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Carnegie Library of Reims

A library branch, the Carnegie Library of Reims features an Art Deco building completed in 1927, designed by French architect Max Sainsaulieu.

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Narrated by Jenny Multilingual, specializing in general tourism

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