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Origin and history

The Maison des Musiciens, also known as the Maison des Mémètriers, was an emblematic building of the 13th century Reims. Located at numbers 18 and 20 of Tambour Street, it was destroyed during World War I in 1917. Its façade, disassembled that same year, was partly preserved and brought back to a room of the Saint-Remi Museum, where it is now visible.

The building stood on a common cellar and had two floors with mansards. His name would come from his resemblance to the house of Saint-Julien-des-Ménétriers in Paris. The first floor had four rectangular windows and five niches with statues of characters larger than nature. The ground floor housed stalls under arches in the middle of the pit, with a wide porch.

The house was part of the Quarré de la Grant Marche in the 14th century, mentioned in medieval documents under the names Vicus Monetarium (XIII century) or rue des Monnoyers (1322). Today, only its location remains, occupied by the house of the Counts of Champagne, which resumes its court. A project to rebuild the facade and the five statues is carried out by the Renaissance association of the Maison des Musiciens.

The house of the Counts of Champagne, adjoining n°22, although less well preserved, has been restored to a harmony close to its original state. It belonged to the bourgeois of Reims, except for a brief period when it was owned by Nicolas Razulet, Viscount of Saulx-Saint-Rémi, in 1703. Today, it belongs to Taittinger society and hosts cultural events. Its facades on street and courtyard were classified respectively in 1923 and 1933.

The court, redeveloped, now connects the house of the Counts of Champagne to the museum-hotel Le Vergeur. It combines a paved area with a green area, marking the historic location of the Maison des Musiciens. This site illustrates the medieval civil architecture of Reims and its evolution throughout the centuries.

Future

It was at No. 18 and 20 on Rue du Tambour, but with the destruction of World War I it was destroyed. The facade, which was dismantled in 1917, was partially saved, and was taken up in a room of the Saint-Remi museum.

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