CHAPELLE SAINT JOSEPH DE LA GRAVE
About
This is the most photographed building in Toulouse! Its dome acts as a beacon for the city’s inhabitants, drawing the gaze by day and when it is dressed in lights at night.
The marker of the Saint-Cyprien quarter, La Grave chapel was built around the XVIII Century on a gravel bank left by the River Garonne, which gives it its name.
It was part of the La Grave Hospital, built in 1197 in order to accommodate plague victims. Its consecration to St Joseph, patron saint of carpenters, places the accent on the role it played during the XVII Century at the time of the Great Imprisonment of the poor. It then included numerous workshops designed to train the needy in the skills required to earn a placement with local artisans.
Prices
Free admission: every 1st Sunday of the month* (*Reduced price during periods when there is an exhibition), children under 6 years of age, disabled people and their carers, people on minimum social benefits, accredited guides and lecturers, journalists, curators, holders of : Pass Tourisme, Montoulouse séniors* (*Reduced price during periods when there is an exhibition), Musée Libre en week-end* (*Reduced price during periods when there is an exhibition) Pastel Tisséo, ICOM and ICOMOS, during the Journées du Patrimoine, Nuit des Musées. Students, during Student Week and during periods when the establishments are promoting themselves to this public. Staff of the Toulouse Métropole Attractiveness Agency.
Access
Metro / Tram nearbyPhoto gallery
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CHAPELLE SAINT JOSEPH DE LA GRAVE
Hôpital la Grave 31300 TOULOUSEBooking
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