Verdun - Palais épiscopal / centre mondial de la paix
Verdun (55)
Verdun, officially named Verdun-sur-Meuse from 1801 to 1970, is a French commune located in the department of Meuse, in the Grand Est region. It is also the most populated city in the department, even if it has continued to see its number of inhabitants decrease since the 1970s.
The existence of the Verdun agglomeration dates back to Antiquity when the Celts founded an oppidum overlooking a meander of the Meuse. Having become the capital of the Civitas Verodunensium, the city is one of the four cities of the Roman province of Gallia Belgica. In 843, the Treaty of Verdun which divided the Carolingian Empire into three kingdoms was signed there. Verdun was a city of the Holy Roman Empire since the 10th century, but subjugated by France in 1552, during the Voyage of Austrasia. As a fortress in eastern France, the city was the scene of several battles, such as that of 1792 during the French Revolutionary Wars, and that of 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War. But it is especially the battle of Verdun of 1916, during the First World War, which makes the city forever famous all over the world.
Verdun was little affected by the industrial revolution of the 19th century, and is now turning to remembrance tourism. The city has many military remains due to its history as a stronghold, as well as several places of memory of the Great War. The city also has a rich religious heritage as the seat of the bishopric of Verdun since the 4th century.
Source: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdun
The "centre mondial de la Paix, des Libertés et des Droits de l'Homme" (World Center for Peace, Freedoms and Human Rights) is a place of exhibition, meeting and reflection for the promotion of peace, freedoms and human rights. Created in 1990, it has been located since 1994 in the former episcopal palace of Verdun, in the department of Meuse, in the Grand Est region.
The "palais épiscopal" was built in the 18th century (from 1725 to 1789) to serve as a prestigious residence for the bishops of Verdun. Acquired by the municipality in 1906 after the separation of Church and State, the building was badly damaged during the Battle of Verdun in 1916. After a major restoration campaign, the bishop was able to return to the premises in 1935. He leaves the palace definitively in 1993 to allow the World Center for Peace to settle there the following year.
The center hosts temporary exhibitions of varying duration, conferences, symposiums and concerts. A wing of the episcopal palace also houses the municipal library.
Verdun - Palais épiscopal / centre mondial de la paix
Verdun (55)
Verdun, officially named Verdun-sur-Meuse from 1801 to 1970, is a French commune located in the department of Meuse, in the Grand Est region. It is also the most populated city in the department, even if it has continued to see its number of inhabitants decrease since the 1970s.
The existence of the Verdun agglomeration dates back to Antiquity when the Celts founded an oppidum overlooking a meander of the Meuse. Having become the capital of the Civitas Verodunensium, the city is one of the four cities of the Roman province of Gallia Belgica. In 843, the Treaty of Verdun which divided the Carolingian Empire into three kingdoms was signed there. Verdun was a city of the Holy Roman Empire since the 10th century, but subjugated by France in 1552, during the Voyage of Austrasia. As a fortress in eastern France, the city was the scene of several battles, such as that of 1792 during the French Revolutionary Wars, and that of 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War. But it is especially the battle of Verdun of 1916, during the First World War, which makes the city forever famous all over the world.
Verdun was little affected by the industrial revolution of the 19th century, and is now turning to remembrance tourism. The city has many military remains due to its history as a stronghold, as well as several places of memory of the Great War. The city also has a rich religious heritage as the seat of the bishopric of Verdun since the 4th century.
Source: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdun
The "centre mondial de la Paix, des Libertés et des Droits de l'Homme" (World Center for Peace, Freedoms and Human Rights) is a place of exhibition, meeting and reflection for the promotion of peace, freedoms and human rights. Created in 1990, it has been located since 1994 in the former episcopal palace of Verdun, in the department of Meuse, in the Grand Est region.
The "palais épiscopal" was built in the 18th century (from 1725 to 1789) to serve as a prestigious residence for the bishops of Verdun. Acquired by the municipality in 1906 after the separation of Church and State, the building was badly damaged during the Battle of Verdun in 1916. After a major restoration campaign, the bishop was able to return to the premises in 1935. He leaves the palace definitively in 1993 to allow the World Center for Peace to settle there the following year.
The center hosts temporary exhibitions of varying duration, conferences, symposiums and concerts. A wing of the episcopal palace also houses the municipal library.