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            Former kitchen of the Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune in the town of Beaune, Burgundy, France

Some background information:

The Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune is a former charitable almshouse in the the French town of Beaune in the wine region of Burgundy. It was founded in 1443 by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of Burgundy,, when Burgundy was ruled by Duke Philip the Good. After the Hundred Years' War had recently been brought to a close by the signing of the Treaty of Arras in 1435, massacres, however, continued with marauding bands still roaming the countryside, pillaging and destroying.

The majority of the people of Beaune were destitute, and the area had recently suffered an outbreak of plague. Nicolas Rolin and his wife Guigone de Salins, responded by building a hospital and refuge for the poor. Having gained permission from Pope Eugene IV in 1441, the hospice was built and consecrated at the end of 1452. In conjunction, Rolin established the "Les sœurs hospitalières de Beaune" religious order.

The building's design was probably overseen by the Flemish architect Jacques Wiscrère. It remained as a hospital until 1971. There is a documentary record of a large range of Flemish and French masons, painters and glass cutters employed for its construction. Today, the façade is regarded as a superior example of Northern Renaissance civic architecture and a treasure trove of panel painting, given its numerous portraits of Rolin, his wife and members of his extended family.

The Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune consists of a pair of two-storied buildings arranged around a stone courtyard. The building wings are well-preserved today; they contain half-timber galleries and ornate rooftops with dormer windows. The hospital is arranged so that the wings served the office, kitchen and apothecary functions. The nuns and patients were housed nearer the chapel, towards the center of the complex.

After the Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune had opened its gates, elderly, disabled and sick people, with orphans, women about to give birth and the destitute were all uninterruptedly welcomed for treatment and refuge from the Middle Ages until the early 1970s. Focus was on healing both the body and spirit of the patients. Over the centuries, the hospital radiated outwards, grouping with similar establishments in the surrounding villages of Pommard, Nolay and Meursault. Many donations – farms, property, woods, works of art and of course vineyards – were made to it by grateful families and generous benefactors.

The Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune is one of the best and oldest examples of historical, philanthropic and wine-producing heritage, and has become linked with the economic and cultural life of Burgundy. Today it is a museum, but until lately, its great hall was also the spot of an important charity wine auction that is still held in November each year.

The town of Beaune is located in the French department of Côte d'Or in eastern France, about 35 km (22 miles) to the southwest of the city of Dijon. It is regarded as the wine capital of Burgundy. Beaune has about 20,000 residents and its annual wine auction of the Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune is definitely the primary wine auction in France. The town is surrounded by some of the world's most famous wine villages, while the facilities and cellars of many producers, large and small, are situated in the historic centre of Beaune itself.

Beaune is a walled city, with about half of the battlements, ramparts and the moat having survived in good condition. The central old town is extensive. Historically Beaune is intimately connected with the Dukes of Burgundy. Next to the famous Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune, landmarks in the town centre include the old market hall, the clock tower, and the collegiate church of Notre Dame. 

But Beaune is also the main centre for the "Burgundian tile" polychrome renaissance roofing style of the region. Because of its historical importance in wine production and the unique system of terroir wine, the town of Beaune has become a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Climats, terroirs of Burgundy" in 2015.

Taken in: France / Bourgogne-Franche-Comté / Arrondissement de Beaune / Beaune (show map)

Taken on: September 8, 2023

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