Collège de Beauvais, Gothic college in 5th arrondissement, France
The Collège de Beauvais is a school building with Gothic architecture in the 5th arrondissement of Paris. The structure displays medieval characteristics including pointed arches, stone walls, and vaulted ceilings that reflect its original construction.
The college was established in 1370 by Jean de Dormans, a bishop and chancellor, as an educational institution. The architect Raymond du Temple designed the original structures during this founding period.
The college was closed in 1763 and sold to the Collège de Lisieux; its medieval buildings were later demolished, so only the chapel survives, now the church of the Saints-Archanges on Rue Jean-de-Beauvais. Its stained glass, attributed to Baudoin de Soissons and Jean de Bruges, was removed and is kept at the Musée Carnavalet.
The college stood on what is now Rue Jean-de-Beauvais, formerly Rue du Clos-Bruneau, in the 5th arrondissement. It was closed in 1763 and sold to the Collège de Lisieux, whose buildings were demolished in 1762 to clear the square before the new Sainte-Geneviève church. Of the college itself, only the chapel survives, now the church of the Saints-Archanges.
The chapel of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste, built in 1375 by Raymond du Temple, survives as the church of the Saints-Archanges; the college's other 1381 buildings are gone. Its stained glass, attributed to Baudoin de Soissons and Jean de Bruges, was removed and is now kept at the Musée Carnavalet.
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