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Reims - Cinéma Opéra

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 14:56:52 +0000

The original cinema, destroyed in a bombing raid in 1912, was rebuilt in 1922 with an Art Deco and Art Nouveau facade. The cinema is the work of architects Émile Thion and Marcel Rousseau.

From 2017 to 2019, the cinema was rebuilt approximately one kilometer to the northeast. This resulted in a larger and more modern multiplex cinema with eleven screens.

In 2021, an apartment building was constructed on the site of the former cinema, necessitating the partial demolition of the old cinema, although the listed facade was largely preserved.

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Over the years, I have already added many photos taken in and around the stunning Reims Cathedral. I will not be adding any more.

Reims - Galerie d'Erlon

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 21:16:49 +0000

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The Galerie d'Erlon is one of about a dozen "passages couverts" in Reims. There are old and new one. Galerie d'Erlon, one of the old galerie is about 40m long.

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Over the years, I have already added many photos taken in and around the stunning Reims Cathedral. I will not be adding any more.

Reims - Fontaine Subé

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 21:11:47 +0000

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The Subé Fountain is located in the Place Drouet-d'Erlon in the center of Reims.

Thanks to a donation of 200,000 gold francs from Auguste Subé (1807 –1899), a native of Reims, the fountain was constructed and crowned with a bronze statue.

It was inaugurated in 1906

In 1942, the occupying German forces removed the bronze statue. Other elements of the composition were lost. By the end of World War II, 60% of the city of Reims was destroyed, but the fountain remained largely intact

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Over the years, I have already added many photos taken in and around the stunning Reims Cathedral. I will not be adding any more.

Sainte Menehould - Notre-Dame-du-Château

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 24 May 2020 13:03:03 +0000

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The oldest foundations of Sainte-Menehould are on a butte, that got fortified in the 11th century. The town that developed on the foothills over the centuries burned down completely in 1719.

Notre-Dame-du-Château, built in the 13th century on the butte, overlooks the (rebuilt) town. It was altered and enlarged in the 15th and 18th centuries, but the nave goes back to the early times.

Mast in the forest. The pigs of the swineherd are feeding on acorns.

Sainte Menehould - Notre-Dame-du-Château

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 24 May 2020 12:31:13 +0000

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The oldest foundations of Sainte-Menehould are on a butte, that got fortified in the 11th century. The town that developed on the foothills over the centuries burned down completely in 1719.

Notre-Dame-du-Château, built in the 13th century on the butte, overlooks the (rebuilt) town. It was altered and enlarged in the 15th and 18th centuries, but the nave goes back to the early times. The Benedictine monk Pierre Pérignon a native of Sainte-Menehould, who is better known under the name Dom Pérignon, was baptized here.

Sainte Menehould - Notre-Dame-du-Château

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 24 May 2020 09:57:56 +0000

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Sainte Menehould - Le Cheval Rouge

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sat, 23 May 2020 19:42:20 +0000

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The restaurant "le Cheval Rouge" is well worth a little detour or an overnight stay (in case you´ll have wine with your meal). I had learned that "pied de cochon" (= pig's trotter) is a speciality in Sainte-Menehould. So I tried it. It is quite good, though it looks - strange.
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hen I was nibbling the meat off the bones, I thought of Louis XVI. When he tried to escape the Revolution in 1792, he and Marie-Antoinette were recognized in Sainte-Menehould by the local postmaster. The end is known.
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Nems de pied de porc et chevre frais

www.lechevalrouge.com/index.php

L’Épine - Basilique Notre-Dame

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sat, 23 May 2020 15:38:53 +0000

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Since the 13th century a small church, dedicated to the Virgin, was known here, that developed into a place of pilgrimage. Rich donations made the erection of the church seen today possible. The construction started in 1405 and was completed in 1527.

Basilique Notre-Dame, located in a village (pop. ~600), is about 59 metres long. There is a replica of the miraculous statue of the Virgin. According to a legend the statue was found by shepherds in the Middle Ages in a burning thorn bush.

The basilica´s inner and outer walls are dotted with names. Pilgrims have carved in these graffiti over centuries.

L’Épine - Basilique Notre-Dame

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sat, 23 May 2020 12:33:56 +0000

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Since the 13th century a small church, dedicated to the Virgin, was known here, that developed into a place of pilgrimage. Rich donations made the erection of the church seen today possible. The construction started in 1405 and was completed in 1527.

Basilique Notre-Dame, located in a village (pop. ~600), is about 59 metres long. There is a replica of the miraculous statue of the Virgin. According to a legend the statue was found by shepherds in the Middle Ages in a burning thorn bush. And this "Mise au tombeau". This 16th-century ensemble was moved to the basilica from a former convent in Châlons-en-Champagne.

L’Épine - Basilique Notre-Dame

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sat, 23 May 2020 12:08:48 +0000

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Since the 13th century a small church, dedicated to the Virgin, was known here, that developed into a place of pilgrimage. Rich donations made the erection of the church seen today possible. The construction started in 1405 and was completed in 1527.

Basilique Notre-Dame, located in a village (pop. ~600), is about 59 metres long. Here is the nave. On the 17th-century rod screen is the red and yellow "umbraculum", one of the symbols bestowed by the pope, when he elevated the church to the rank of a "basilica minor". Below is a replica of the miraculous statue of the Virgin. According to a legend the statue was found by shepherds in the Middle Ages in a burning thorn bush.

L’Épine - Basilique Notre-Dame

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Fri, 22 May 2020 21:29:42 +0000

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L’Épine - Basilique Notre-Dame

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Fri, 22 May 2020 21:16:55 +0000

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L’Épine - Basilique Notre-Dame

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Fri, 22 May 2020 21:05:41 +0000

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L’Épine - Basilique Notre-Dame

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Fri, 22 May 2020 19:51:09 +0000

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L’Épine - Basilique Notre-Dame

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Fri, 22 May 2020 12:38:04 +0000

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In 2009 I had left Chalons-en-Champagne very early morning and found "Notre-Dame-de-l'Épine" in the middle of nowhere. In a village with a population of a couple of hundreds.

Now I knew about the flamboyant Gothic basilica - and it is still baffling to approach it.

Since the 13th century a small church, dedicated to the Virgin, was known here, that developed into a place of pilgrimage. Rich donations made the erection of the church seen today possible. The construction started in 1405 and was completed in 1527.

The large statues of the portals were destroyed during the French Revolution. At that time both towers had the same height of 55 metres but the spire of the northern tower was demolished in 1789 in order to build an optical telegraph for the Strasbourg-Paris route. The tower was rebuilt in 1868. Fortunately, the operators of the telegraph had stored most of the spire. So only one floor was lost

Villiers-aux-Corneilles - Le château de mon Père

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 14:37:33 +0000

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The Château de mon Père is a moated castle. The owners have renovated it over years and meanwhile offer very nice rooms.

www.lechateaudemonpere.fr/

Reims - Basilique Saint-Remi

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 12:28:11 +0000

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The Abbey of Saint-Remi was founded already in the sixth century. Since 1099 the relics of Saint Remi are kept here. Remi was the bishop of Reims who baptised Clovis, King of the Franks, in 496.

The abbey developed well and got very important. Charlemagne received Pope Leo III here. It was one of the richest convents in what is France today during the 9th century. From 780 to 945 the archbishops of Reims served as its abbots. Over centuries the "Holy Ampulla", holding the held the anointing oil for the coronation of the kings of France, was kept here. During the French Revolution the glass vial was publicly destroyed.

The present basilica was the abbey church. The shrine, holding the relics of Saint Remi, is placed in the center of the choir, erected 1162-1181, when Peter Cellensis (= "Pierre de Celle") was abbot here.

The shrine is covered with graffiti.

Reims - Basilique Saint-Remi

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 10:32:07 +0000

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Reims - Basilique Saint-Remi

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 07:50:17 +0000

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The Abbey of Saint-Remi was founded already in the sixth century. Since 1099 the relics of Saint Remi are kept here. Remi was the bishop of Reims who baptised Clovis, King of the Franks, in 496.

The abbey developed well and got very important. Charlemagne received Pope Leo III here. It was one of the richest convents in what is France today during the 9th century. From 780 to 945 the archbishops of Reims served as its abbots. Over centuries the "Holy Ampulla", holding the held the anointing oil for the coronation of the kings of France, was kept here. During the French Revolution the glass vial was publicly destroyed.

The present basilica was the abbey church, that was consecrated by Pope Leo IX in 1049. The towers of the facade are 56m high. While the right one dated back to the 11th century, the right one is the result of a 19th century restauration.

As I have uploaded many photos taken here during previous visits, I will now add only a few.

Reims - Basilique Saint-Remi

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 23:13:13 +0000

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The Abbey of Saint-Remi was founded already in the sixth century. Since 1099 the relics of Saint Remi are kept here. Remi was the bishop of Reims who baptised Clovis, King of the Franks, in 496.

The abbey developed well and got very important. Charlemagne received Pope Leo III here. It was one of the richest convents in what is France today during the 9th century. From 780 to 945 the archbishops of Reims served as its abbots. Over centuries the "Holy Ampulla", holding the held the anointing oil for the coronation of the kings of France, was kept here. During the French Revolution the glass vial was publicly destroyed.

The present basilica was the abbey church, that was consecrated by Pope Leo IX in 1049. The towers of the facade are 56m high. While the right one dated back to the 11th century, the right one is the result of a 19th century restauration.