Discovering Hidden Gems in Dijon: The Francois Rude Museum, Suzon Garden, and Holy Cross Chapel in Jerusalem

Today, J’Aime Dijon takes you to three little-known yet incredible places in the Cité Ducale. Follow the leader !

New format on J’Aime Dijon! We take you on video to places that make the beauty of our Dijon heritage: the Francois Rude Museum, the Suzon Garden et Holy Cross Chapel in Jerusalem.

The Francois Rude Museum

If you are an art and archeology lover, then the Rude Museum in Dijon is for you! This museum, which opened in 1947, houses life-size plaster casts of the incredible sculptures of renowned Dijon artist François Rude (1784-1855). The Rude Museum is the happy custodian of the molding of the Departure of the Volunteers of 1792. A breathtaking work that can be found on the right foot of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

In the choir of the Saint-Etienne church, visitors can also discover the foundations of the church choir dating from the 11th century and an important piece of the wall of the old castrum (former Gallo-Roman camp) on which the building is high.

The Suzon Garden

In the Pouilly district, to the north of the city, there is an unusual garden: Parc du Suzon, better known as Dijon’s “Japanese garden”. This singular landscape, organized around a central piece of water, encourages contemplation and rest. Here, most of the plants are of Japanese origin, including a very beautiful Himalayan pine.

This garden is the result of a collaboration between the Japanese city of Koshigaya and the city of Dijon. In the 1980s, this project was born to create a garden according to Japanese art and style. The services of the city of Dijon, for their part, design in exchange a French garden for Koshigaya.



The Chapel of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem

Dating from 1459, this building was honored with the prize of heritage ribbons for the quality of its restoration. This competition highlights the efforts made by municipalities to preserve and enhance their built heritage.

This former funeral chapel of the Saint-Esprit hospital was classified as a historical monument in 1908. Since 1938, it has housed a collection of works related to the history of the hospital. Its restoration, carried out as part of the creation of the City of Gastronomy in Dijon, was placed under the supervision of the architect Martin Bacot. The aim of the project was to preserve the original architecture, to reveal the beauty of the works of art on display while improving the reception conditions for the public, in particular through modern scenography.





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2023-07-18 18:09:04
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