Tau Palace in Reims

The Palace of Tau was the palace of the Archbishop of Reims. The first documented use of the name dates to 1131, and derives from the plan of the building, which resembles the letter T (tau in the Greek alphabet). Most of the early building has disappeared but the oldest part still remaining is the chapel, from 1207. The building was rebuilt in Gothic style between 1498 and 1509, and modified to its present Baroque appearance between 1671 and 1710. It was damaged by a fire in 1914, and not repaired until after the Second World War.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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