Convents classified in the Great East

Couvent
52300 Joinville

Former 18th century convent in Joinville (Great East), rebuilt after a fire in 1756. An example of classical monastic architecture, inscribed in historical monuments since 1994.

Couvent
68000 Colmar

The Dominican Convent of Colmar, founded in the 13th century, is an emblematic religious building located in the Upper Rhine, combining medieval architecture and historical stained glass windows, classified as a historical monument in 1948.

Couvent
08160 Vendresse

The convent of the Cordeliers of La Cassine, founded in the 14th century in Vendresse (Great East), is a Franciscan monastic complex including a Renaissance church and a cloister, classified as a historical monument in 1930.

Couvent
67600 Sélestat

The Dominican Convent of Sylo, founded in the 13th century in Séletat (Great East), is a former monastery transformed into a hospital in the 19th century. Its Gothic cloister and unique nave church make it a rare testimony of Alsatian medieval religious architecture.

57000 Metz

The Carmelite convent, located in Metz, is a former 19th-century monastery transformed into a cultural complex. It now houses concert halls and medieval remains on St. Croix Hill.

Cloître
51000 Châlons-en-Champagne

The cloister of the cathedral of Châlons-en-Champagne, a 13th century medieval vestige, is an ancient canonial district located in the Great East, marked by its preserved Imare gate.

Couvent
68500 Guebwiller

The Dominican Convent of Guebwiller, founded in 1294, is an Alsatian historical monument combining the 14th century Gothic church and restored convent buildings in the 15th and 18th centuries, today a cultural centre dedicated to music and digital arts.

Couvent
68480 Bouxwiller

The convent of Luppach, built in the middle of the seventeenth century in Bouxwiller (Haut-Rhin), is an Alsatian historical monument inscribed since 1981, emblematic of the religious architecture of the region.