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Origin and history

The Hotel des Comtes de Champagne, located 22 rue de Tambour in Reims, is a 13th century Gothic residence, considered one of the oldest bourgeois houses in the city. It served as a residence for Thibaud IV (1201-1253) and the Counts of Champagne during the sacres of the kings of France, in a merchant district then very active. The rue de Tambour, the only access to the place to the sheet before the 18th century, concentrated an intense commercial activity.

The house has had several uses: property of the Viscount Nicolas Razulet in 1703, then hotel store under the name Le Coq Royal, and occupied by shops before 1914. Partly destroyed during the First World War, it was bought and restored by the Maison Taittinger under the direction of Fine Arts. Since then, it has hosted cultural events while remaining the property of the champagne brand.

Ranked a historic monument (on street in 1923 and on courtyard in 1933), the house underwent a major restoration after 1918 to reconstruct its medieval bays, replacing the old shops. Its courtyard, renovated in paved and green space, communicates with the museum-hotel Le Vergeur. The building thus illustrates the transition between medieval heritage, royal history and contemporary reuse.

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