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10 May 2023

GRENOBLE, France. Château d'eau Lavalette (Fontaine aux dauphins)

GRENOBLE, France.
Château d'eau Lavalette (Fontaine aux dauphins), place Grenette.

The Château d'eau Lavalette, sometimes called Fontaine aux amours et aux dauphins, or even, quite simply, Fontaine Lavalette, was inaugurated in 1824. The sculptures of cherubs and dolphins (photo below) are a work by Victor Sappey (Grenoble, 1801-1856).

Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 01.2009.

17 September 2016

GRENOBLE, France. Théâtre Sainte Marie d'en Bas

GRENOBLE, France.
38 rue Très-Cloîtres.

Detail of the façade of the Théâtre Sainte Marie d'en Bas, former chapel of the same name built in Baroque style in the mid 17th century, which was part of a convent of the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary, opened in 1652. The chapel was blessed and opened worship on 23 February 1786, and in 1789 the nuns had to leave the convent, expelled by the Revolution. Later the place was used as a warehouse and then as army ordnance depot. In 1906 it became the property of the city of Grenoble and was abandoned for some time. After the utilize some theater groups, in 1986 the old chapel was made available to the Compagnie Diden Berramdane, who adapted it to make it two years later, in theater. On 18 April 1988 he was declared a historical monument.