L'ancien Grand Séminaire d'Uzès

The Former Grand Seminary of Uzès is one of the major buildings of the Conservation Quarter.

It was built according to plans drawn up in 1714 by the famous architect Rollon and has the particularity of a layout and spatial organisation that give it the general look of a classical private mansion, which is unique in Uzès, on such a scale and with such exceptional architectural quality.
Sold in 1789 as national property, it then passed through the hands of several owners, who sub-divided it for several users. Within this context, the main entrance was from the town (by the boulevard Gide) and no longer by the rue Ferté Milon, as initially designed.

At the exterior, all of the facades present a superb classical layout, in the style of the very early 18th century.

In the interior, the main architectural features are :
- the monumental staircase in quarried stone, with 6 newels, intermediate resting places, landings, with quarried stone body and balustrades on a square plan,
- the quarried stone facings covering the cellar and ground floor rooms,
- the French style ceilings of the first floor,
- the plasterwork decorations mainly dating from the end of the 18th century,
- some painted ornamental decorations with a religious air as well as other geometric ones of the "deceptive effect" type,
- a superb recess cover conch in sculpted quarried stone.

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