Angers
Angers
Guide of the Maine-et-Loire
Guide of the Maine-et-Loire
Travel Guide > France > Pays de la Loire > Maine-et-Loire > Angers
City of Art and History located on the border of the River Maine, the capital of Anjou has a rich architectural heritage. Key monument of the city, the castle of Angers built in the 13th century by Saint Louis was the place of residence of the dukes of Anjou in the 14th and 15th centuries. Flanked by seventeen towers, this impressive medieval fortress is home to a masterpiece: the famous Apocalypse tapestry. Realized in the 14th century for duke Louis 1st of Anjou, this remarkable wall-hanging is the biggest medieval tapestry in the world today! Besides the Tapestries museum, the castle of king René also invites its visitors to discover its charming terraced gardens and its panorama of the city and on the River Maine.
The visit of Angers continues with the Saint-Maurice cathedral, a building of Gothic angevin style which contains magnificent stained glass windows of the 12th and 13th centuries.
Behind the cathedral on the Saint-Croix square can be found Adam's house, a magnificent timber-framed residence dating from the 16th century, which facade is decorated with wooden carved characters.
Not to be missed, the Fine art museum housed in the Barrault lodge town house, expose art objects related to the history of Angers, as well as paintings and sculptures from the 14th century to our days. This cultural place also offers temporary exhibitions about the patrimonial and contemporary works.
The David of Angers gallery, a museum situated in the former Toussaint abbey church, brings together numerous works of the famous angevin sculptor.
On the opposite bank, the Jean Lurçat and Contemporary Tapestry museum, housed in the ancient Saint-Jean hospital, exhibits tapestries of the 20th century, and in particular "le Chant du Monde" ("the World Song") of Jean Lurçat.
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