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Around 1650, Marseilles was expanding fast in the port area, with many people without job.
"La vieille charité", designed by Pierre Puget, was built from 1671 till 1745 out of the local pink and white stones (from quarries "La Couronne") to house the infortunates. The building is composed of 4 wings opened to the interior like a cloister towards a courtyard with a Baroque style chapel. The building housed people who received training to find job. Later it became a hospice. It was classified as historic monument in 1951 and has been recently restored.
Today, it houses scientific and cultural activities such as Audiovisual national institute, High education in social sciences, CNRS research library, mediterranean archeology museum.
Leave the square towards the sea (south direction), taking "rue du Petit Puits" (notice chocolate-maker at the end of the street), and arrive after 2 small streets at "Place de
la Major".
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La Vieille Charité is a fascinating architectural ensemble consisting of a Pantheon like church and a surrounding 3 story high building. It was built in the 17th century to house homeless, sick and old people.
Now you can find museums inside or just walk around and admire the architecture! Amazing! Leave a Comment
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Building of the XVIIth Century aimed to offer a living place to homeless and orphans...a really nice one! With arches and 3 levels and a wonderful chaptel in the court inside...Now it is a cultural center and you can enter inside freely... Leave a Comment
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This was the last sight we saw in our visit to Marseille. Built over a 100 year period in the 1600s and 1700s, the site was intended as a shelter for the poor and beggars of Marseille at the time. Now the site houses a museum of Egyptian archeology. Leave a Comment
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'vieille charité' used to be a place to welcome beggars and poor people in the 17e century;now there is a museum of mediterranean archeology+museum of african,amerindian and oceanian art
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