The website of Metz
The buildings of the Place de Chambre and the Place Saint-Etienne were built in 1762 under the influence of the urbanistic work of Jacques-François Blondel. At the end of the 18th century, the ensemble was reserved for the cathedral’s conservatory of music, then for sacristan.
The 19th century saw the use of buildings 4 to 8 and 10, 12 as hotels and stagecoaches.
Before the development of rail transport, the Place de Chambre housed a large part of Metz’s hotel and road transport infrastructure. Famous figures such as Humboldt, Quicherat, Charles Bonaparte, Johann Strauss and Prosper Mérimée stayed at the foot of the cathedral.
It should be noted that No. 12 died in 1871 M. Buignet, author in 1847, of the first catalogue of the Metz museum.
In 1877, the architect Paul Tornow took over the management of the German Historical Monuments Service.
In 1945, No. 10 and 12 were reserved for the Architectural Services on the first floor and the Direction des Antiquités Préhistoriques on the ground floor.
The 19th century saw the use of buildings 4 to 8 and 10, 12 as hotels and stagecoaches.
Before the development of rail transport, the Place de Chambre housed a large part of Metz’s hotel and road transport infrastructure. Famous figures such as Humboldt, Quicherat, Charles Bonaparte, Johann Strauss and Prosper Mérimée stayed at the foot of the cathedral.
It should be noted that No. 12 died in 1871 M. Buignet, author in 1847, of the first catalogue of the Metz museum.
In 1877, the architect Paul Tornow took over the management of the German Historical Monuments Service.
In 1945, No. 10 and 12 were reserved for the Architectural Services on the first floor and the Direction des Antiquités Préhistoriques on the ground floor.
In each region of France, the Ministry of Culture (created in 1959 by André Malraux) is present through the Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs.
Although the drac were introduced by the decree of 3 February 1977, they were introduced at different rates in different regions.
In 1969, the first three regional directors were appointed by André Malraux in Alsace, Pays de Loire and Rhône-Alpes.Before the arrival of the first regional director, the director of the departmental archives of the Moselle, then the regional curator of the buildings of France were «permanent correspondents» of the Ministry of Culture, in order to set up this new decentralized decision-making centre.
On 1 May 1976 the first regional director in Lorraine was appointed.
On January 1, 1969, the Conservation Régionale des Bâtiments de France was created. In 1976, the Regional Directorate for Cultural Affairs, which was part of the Regional Commission for Historical Monuments, was given a special welcome.
The plans were made by Mr. Philippe Canac, Chief Architect of the Civil Buildings and National Palace under the impetus of the first regional director Mr. René Gachet. He worked to establish a dynamic regional management, with the creation of a conference room and a space for regular exhibitions.
In 1976, the regional inventory service (succeeding the regional commission installed at the Lorraine Historical Museum since 1966) was established in Nancy, at the Ferraris Hotel, before being transferred in 2005 to the Lorraine Regional Council, under the law of 13 August 2004, on local freedoms and responsibilities.
On 1 January 2016, as part of the reform of the territorial administration that accompanies the merger of the regions, the Regional Directorates of Cultural Affairs of Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine form a single DRAC: The Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs Grand Est. The Metz site hosts the Pôle démocratisation et industries culturelles.
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