Joseph Sec Monument

The Joseph Sec Monument, in Aix-en-Provence

The Joseph Sec Monument is a curious funerary monument of the Revolution, in Aix-en-Provence. The Aix-en-Provence audio-guided tour stops here, with respect, to evoke this singular building and the man who had it built.

A mausoleum of revolutionary ideas

The Joseph Sec Monument is an astonishing funerary building made by Joseph Sec, an Aix bourgeois of the eighteenth century, at once a timber merchant, a master carpenter and an engaged figure of the Revolution. He had this mausoleum raised, adorned with statues, bas-reliefs and inscriptions blending biblical references and revolutionary ideals of liberty and justice. Singular and laden with symbols, this monument is a rare testimony of the spirit of the French Revolution in Aix-en-Provence, to be discovered with respect.

What to see

Here you discover the mausoleum adorned with statues, bas-reliefs and inscriptions blending biblical references and revolutionary ideals, made by Joseph Sec. This singular monument testifies to the spirit of the Revolution in Aix-en-Provence. It is a stop for those curious about history, to be discovered with respect.

Practical information

The Joseph Sec Monument lies in Aix-en-Provence, reachable on foot. It is an open-air monument, freely visible from the public space; you mainly observe it from the outside. You discover it during a walk in the city.

Who was Joseph Sec?

An Aix bourgeois of the eighteenth century, a timber merchant and master carpenter, a figure of the Revolution, who had this mausoleum raised blending biblical references and revolutionary ideals.

Where is the Joseph Sec Monument?

In Aix-en-Provence.