The monastery of the Holy Trinity Champmol was a monastery of the Carthusian Order located Dijon. Its construction began in the late fourteenth century on an estate acquired in 1378 by Philip the Bold in the locality Champmol then located outside the city.
In his will, Philip the Bold indicates will be buried. His wish will be fulfilled, as is his will that the monastery is revealed a high spiritual and architectural place, the dukes of Burgundy who requested number of renowned artists to build and decorate the (sculptures and paintings).
However, the Revolution, the monastery was closed and soon sold. The new owner demolished much of the buildings.
1833, however, the site was bought by the department who arranges a refuge. What remains of the old monastery is always built these days in a hospital, behind the station.
Note that in the meantime the works that were stored there were transferred in many museums (in Dijon same or the Louvre in Paris, in particular).
Do not remain in final of the monastery as the Well of Moses, the portal of the chapel which had been installed the tombs of the dukes Philip the Bold and John the Fearless (which were restored at the Museum of Fine Arts Dijon), a turret oratory, Jacob's Well (for its ironwork) and finally the gate of the monastery.
In detail, the most notable of these remains are the old church portal with representation Philip the Bold and his wife Margaret of Flanders and the Well of Moses that prove masterpieces of Flemish sculptor Claus Sluter. The Well was originally installed in the center of the large cloister and was decorated with statues of King David and Moses and the four prophets Isaiah, Daniel, Zechariah and Jeremiah. These sculptures of remarkable realism symbolize excellence of Flemish art in Burgundy in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
These magnificent remains of the monastery, protected as historical monuments are accessible and punctuate a green space within the hospital. Open to the public on Tuesdays and weekends. Price: 3.50 euros. Information at 0892700558.
