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Brou Royal Monastery

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Built in the early 16th century by Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy, to keep her love for her late husband Philibert the Fair alive, Brou Royal Monastery in the town of Bourg-en-Bresse is a masterpiece of flamboyant gothic art.

Topped by a roof of multicoloured varnished tiles, its church, a true prince's mausoleum, contains the tombs of Philibert II of Savoy, Margaret of Austria and Margaret of Bourbon in its chancel. A splendid group with finely sculpted details, produced by the best regional and Flemish artists of the time!

Near the chancel, the chapel of Margaret of Austria is just as remarkable, with its stained glass window of the Assumption and white marble altarpiece of the Seven Joys of the Virgin. This filigree-style feature is adorned with seven recesses representing respectively the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Adoration of the Magi, the Apparition of Christ to the Virgin, Pentecost and the Assumption.

You can also admire the old stained glass windows in the chancel made by master glassworkers from Lyon, as well as the wooden stalls and stone jube, two magnificently sculpted groups whose beauty leaves you feeling contemplative...

The tour of the site continues with a visit to the three cloisters of the monastery - the first cloister, the great cloister and the common cloister - and the municipal museum, based in the monastic buildings, where art collections are on display: Flemish and French paintings from the 15th to the 20th century, old religious sculptures, Renaissance and Bresse furniture, and also ceramics from Meillonnas.

Opening timesMonday: 09:00 AM – 05:00 PM   •   Tuesday: 09:00 AM – 05:00 PM   •   Wednesday: 09:00 AM – 05:00 PM   •   Thursday: 09:00 AM – 05:00 PM   •   Friday: 09:00 AM – 05:00 PM   •   Saturday: 09:00 AM – 05:00 PM   •   Sunday: 09:00 AM – 05:00 PM
Address63 Boulevard de Brou, Bourg-en-Bresse
Telephone+33 4 74 22 83 83
Official sitewww.monastere-de-brou.fr

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Brou Royal Monastery

Brou (© Frantz)
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Brou Royal Monastery
Brou Royal Monastery
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Brou Royal Monastery (© Frantz)
Brou Royal Monastery (© Frantz)
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Brou (© Jean Espirat)
Brou (© Jean Espirat)
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Grand Portal (© Jean Espirat)
Grand Portal (© Jean Espirat)
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Grand Portal (© Jean Espirat)
Grand Portal (© Jean Espirat)
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View behind the monastery (© Jean Espirat)
View behind the monastery (© Jean Espirat)
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portal Detail (© Jean Espirat)
portal Detail (© Jean Espirat)
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Cherubs on the west façade (© Jean Espirat)
Cherubs on the west façade (© Jean Espirat)
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Sculptures (© Jean Espirat)
Sculptures (© Jean Espirat)
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Sculpture on the west façade (© Jean Espirat)
Sculpture on the west façade (© Jean Espirat)
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Details of the rood screen (© Jean Espirat)
Details of the rood screen (© Jean Espirat)
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Nave (© Jean Espirat)
Nave (© Jean Espirat)
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Choir (© Jean Espirat)
Choir (© Jean Espirat)
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Keystones (© Jean Espirat)
Keystones (© Jean Espirat)
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First cloister (© Jean Espirat)
First cloister (© Jean Espirat)
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First cloister (© Jean Espirat)
First cloister (© Jean Espirat)
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Second cloister (© Jean Espirat)
Second cloister (© Jean Espirat)
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Second cloister (© Jean Espirat)
Second cloister (© Jean Espirat)
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Third cloister (© Jean Espirat)
Third cloister (© Jean Espirat)
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Third cloister (© Jean Espirat)
Third cloister (© Jean Espirat)
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Stalls carved (© Jean Espirat)
Stalls carved (© Jean Espirat)
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Refectory monks (© Jean Espirat)
Refectory monks (© Jean Espirat)
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Sculptures - the worshipers (© Jean Espirat)
Sculptures - the worshipers (© Jean Espirat)
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Sculptures - the weeping (© Jean Espirat)
Sculptures - the weeping (© Jean Espirat)
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Sculptures (© Jean Espirat)
Sculptures (© Jean Espirat)
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Sculpture - A Sibyl (© Jean Espirat)
Sculpture - A Sibyl (© Jean Espirat)
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Sybil (© Jean Espirat)
Sybil (© Jean Espirat)
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Sybil (© Jean Espirat)
Sybil (© Jean Espirat)
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One of the models of the monastery (© Jean Espirat)
One of the models of the monastery (© Jean Espirat)
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Tomb of Margaret of Austria (© Jean Espirat)
Tomb of Margaret of Austria (© Jean Espirat)
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Tomb of Philibert le Beau (© Jean Espirat)
Tomb of Philibert le Beau (© Jean Espirat)
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Stained glass windows of the choir (© Jean Espirat)
Stained glass windows of the choir (© Jean Espirat)
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Stained Glass (© Jean Espirat)
Stained Glass (© Jean Espirat)
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Stained glass coat of arms (© Jean Espirat)
Stained glass coat of arms (© Jean Espirat)
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Stained glass coat of arms (© Jean Espirat)
Stained glass coat of arms (© Jean Espirat)
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Stained Glass (© Jean Espirat)
Stained Glass (© Jean Espirat)
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Stained Glass (© Jean Espirat)
Stained Glass (© Jean Espirat)
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Stained Glass (© Jean Espirat)
Stained Glass (© Jean Espirat)
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Brou Royal monastery (© Frantz)
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Brou Royal monastery (© Frantz)
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