Lycée Bartholdi

English translation

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History

The staircase of honour and its wrought iron balustrade were realized by ironworkers from Strasbourg. The presence of these craftsmen in Colmar is explained by the renown of the corporation of smiths of Strasbourg in the 18th century and by the fact that the chapter of the Cathedral of Strasbourg was, by a royal edict of 1698, put in possession of the former priory of Saint-Pierre, in which the Jesuits settled. The staircase of honour of the lycée Bartholdi turns to the left. Between the ground floor and the first floor, the staircase comprises three straight flights separated by landings forming a right-angled return; the second flight is shorter than the others. Between the first and second floor, there are two straight flights separated by a landing forming a right-angled return; the first flight, shorter, corresponds to the second flight of the lower level. The wrought iron balustrades, with decoration entirely of scrollwork, are in the tradition of Strasbourg master ironworkers, whose masterpieces took place, in the 18th century essentially at balconies, at window sills and at stair balustrades. One remarks, on the first floor, the coat of arms of Colmar.