Palais Rohan, Strasbourg
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Aerial view from the Strasbourg Cathedral viewing platform
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 Location of Palais Rohan
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| Alternative names | Palais des Rohan, Palais des Rohans |
| General information | |
| Type | Palace |
| Architectural style | Baroque |
| Location | Strasbourg, France |
| Address | 2, place du Château, 67000 Strasbourg |
| Coordinates | 48°34′51″N 7°45′08″E / 48.58083°N 7.75222°ECoordinates: 48°34′51″N 7°45′08″E / 48.58083°N 7.75222°E |
| Current tenants | Musée archéologique de Strasbourg, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg, Musée des arts décoratifs de Strasbourg |
| Construction started | 1732 |
| Completed | 1742 |
| Owner | Municipality of Strasbourg |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Robert de Cotte, Joseph Massol |
The Palais Rohan (Rohan Palace) in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France is the former residence of the prince-bishops and cardinals of the House of Rohan, an ancient French noble family originally from Brittany, and is a major architectural, historical and cultural landmark in the city. Built in the 1730s next to Strasbourg Cathedral according to designs provided by Robert de Cotte, it is considered a masterpiece of French Baroque architecture and has hosted a number of illustrious guests since its completion in 1742.
Reflecting the history of Strasbourg and of France, the Palais was owned in turn by the nobility, the municipality, the monarchy, the State and the university. Its very architectural and iconographic conception, realised notably through the statues and reliefs of the façades, was intended to express the return of Catholicism to a city which had been dominated by Protestantism for the previous two centuries.
Since the end of the 19th century the Palais has been home to three of Strasbourg's most important museums: the Archaeological Museum (Musée archéologique, basement), the Museum of Decorative Arts (Musée des arts décoratifs, ground floor) and the Museum of Fine Arts (Musée des beaux-arts, first and second floor). The municipal art gallery, Galerie Robert Heitz, in a lateral wing of the palace, is used for temporary exhibitions.
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