Logis du Roi

The Logis du Roi, in Amiens

The Logis du Roi is a remarkable building of the beginning of the sixteenth century, witness of the Renaissance past of Amiens. The Amiens audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this fine residence that saw great figures pass, including King Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu.

The Renaissance residence of the great figures

Glancing on the side, you discover this remarkable building constructed at the beginning of the sixteenth century: the Logis du Roi. This fine residence, witness of the Renaissance architecture that was then flourishing in France, saw some of the greatest figures of the era pass. Among them, King Louis XIII and his all-powerful minister, Cardinal Richelieu, who stayed in Amiens, a strategic town of the north of the kingdom, close to the borders and often at the heart of the military and political stakes of their time. The building, by its name and its history, is linked to this royal presence. Its architecture, mixing the late Gothic traditions and the new contributions of the Italian Renaissance, makes of it a precious witness of the old heritage of Amiens, largely marked by the reconstructions of the following centuries. Nearby is moreover the Maison du Sagittaire, another sculpted jewel of the same era. The Logis du Roi thus recalls the importance and the influence of Amiens in the Renaissance. A historic residence and a witness of the Renaissance, the Logis du Roi is a fine stop of the discovery of Amiens.

What to see

You admire the remarkable building of the beginning of the sixteenth century, a fine Renaissance residence that saw great figures pass including King Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu, staying in Amiens, a strategic town of the north of the kingdom; its architecture mixing late Gothic and Italian Renaissance makes of it a precious witness of the old heritage, near the Maison du Sagittaire. The Logis du Roi is a witness of the Renaissance of Amiens. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Logis du Roi lies in the historic centre of Amiens, reachable on foot. You admire its façade from the street; the interior access follows its own conditions, which vary. You discover it during a walk in old Amiens, near the Maison du Sagittaire.

What figures did the Logis du Roi see pass in Amiens?

Some of the greatest figures of the seventeenth century, including King Louis XIII and his minister Cardinal Richelieu, staying in Amiens, a strategic town of the north of the kingdom; this remarkable building of the beginning of the sixteenth century, with an architecture mixing late Gothic and Italian Renaissance, is a precious witness of the old heritage of the town.

Where is the Logis du Roi in Amiens?

In the historic centre of Amiens, in France.