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Upper Gallery
The audience VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
chambers on the upper
level are arranged in a Practical Information
gallery running around Place du Parlement-de-Bretagne.
8 Compulsory. Information
the court.
from the tourist office; (02) 99 67
11 66. &
∑ tourisme-rennes.com
. Grand’Chambre
Charles Errard, in charge of
the building’s decoration,
experimented here before
starting the decoration
of Versailles. For the
Grand’Chambre, he
called on his pupil Noël
Coypel, and, for the
First Chamber, on Jean-
Baptiste Jouvenet. Both
decorated the rooms
with allegorical paintings.
Allegorical Figures
Four allegorical figures, representing
Eloquence, Fortitude, Law and Justice,
once decorated the roof of the south lodges.
Cast in lead and covered in gold leaf, the figures
were made by Dolivet in the 19th century and
restored by Jean-Loup Bouvier.
Parlement de Bretagne
5 6 7
Key to Floorplan
1 Salle des Pas-Perdus (lobby)
2 Salle Jobbé-Duval
4 9 3 Chapel
8
4 Court of Assises
5 Salle Nicolas-Gosse
6 Salle Ferdinand-Elle
3 1
7 Salle Jean-Jouvenet
2 8 Grand’Chambre (upper house)
9 Courtyard and galleries
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