Rue Voltaire, Reims

For other uses, see Rue Voltaire.
Rue Voltaire
Length700 m (2,300 ft)
LocationReims
Coordinates49°15′15″N 4°02′13″E / 49.25417°N 4.03694°E / 49.25417; 4.03694

Rue Voltaire (French pronunciation: [ʁy vɔltɛʁ]) is a thoroughfare in the French commune of Reims, located in the Marne department, in the Grand Est region.

Description

Location and access

Rue Voltaire administratively belongs to the Center Ville district, it is slightly downhill.

Origin of the name

It bears the name of the French writer François Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire (1694-1778).

History

This is one of the routes due to the destruction of the First World War. It is one of the new streets created by the new urban plan resulting from the reconstruction, it is on the Ford plan.

  • The Cordeliers convent in 1917.
    The Cordeliers convent in 1917.
  • Art deco building.
    Art deco building.
  • The library and place Carnegie [fr] seen from the street.
    The library and place Carnegie seen from the street.

Remarkable buildings and places of memory

  • At n°2: the University College (under renovation);
  • Carnegie Library of Reims;
  • At n°12: a town house designed by Max Sainsaulieu. It is included as heritage elements of local interest;[1]
  • At n°14: art deco house by architect Robert Jactat included in the general inventory of Grand-Est heritage;[2]
  • At n°23: a building by René Lhomme. It is included as heritage elements of local interest;[3]
  • Opposite n°23: Couvent des Cordeliers de Reims;[4]
  • At n°40: a building by Émile Thion and Michel Rousseau. It is included as heritage elements of local interest.[5]
  • At n°2 the university college.
    At n°2 the university college.
  • Carnegie Library of Reims.
    Carnegie Library of Reims.
  • At n°12 town house.
    At n°12 town house.
  • At n°23 building of René Lhomme.
    At n°23 building of René Lhomme.
  • At n°40 building of Émile Thion and Michel Rousseau.
    At n°40 building of Émile Thion and Michel Rousseau.

References

  1. ^ PLU de Reims Volume 3 Approved on: 09/28/2017 p664
  2. ^ "Recherche - Inventaire Général du Patrimoine Culturel". inventaire-chalons.grandest.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  3. ^ PLU de Reims Volume 3 Approved on: 09/28/2017 p666
  4. ^ "Couvent des Cordeliers (ruines du)". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  5. ^ PLU de Reims Volume 3 Approved on: 09/28/2017 p668

See also

  • List of streets and squares in Reims
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