Palace of Sports, Arts and Labor

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The Palace of Sports, Arts and Work, in Narbonne

The Palace of Sports, Arts and Work is a remarkable building of Narbonne, a rare witness of Functionalist architecture in Languedoc-Roussillon. The Narbonne audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this original building of the twentieth century.

The witness of Functionalist architecture

The Palace of Sports, Arts and Work is one of the rare witnesses, in Languedoc-Roussillon, of Functionalist architecture. This twentieth-century movement, which favours the function and the use of the building over the ornamentation, gave birth to buildings with clean lines, geometric volumes and modern materials like concrete. Built to host sporting, cultural and social activities, as its name indicates, the palace testifies to a vision of a popular and versatile place at the service of the community. Its sober and rational architecture contrasts with the old heritage of the town and illustrates a page of the history of the twentieth century. The Palace of Sports, Arts and Work is an original architectural curiosity of Narbonne.

What to see

You admire the rare witness of Functionalist architecture in Languedoc-Roussillon, with clean lines, geometric volumes and modern materials, designed to host sporting, cultural and social activities, which contrasts with the old heritage of the town. The Palace of Sports, Arts and Work is an architectural curiosity of Narbonne. It is a stop for those curious about architecture, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Palace of Sports, Arts and Work lies in Narbonne, reachable on foot. You admire its façade from outside; it is a building whose access follows its own uses and programme, which vary. You discover it during a walk in the town.

What is particular about the Palace of Sports, Arts and Work in Narbonne?

It is one of the rare witnesses of Functionalist architecture in Languedoc-Roussillon, with clean lines and geometric volumes, designed to host sporting, cultural and social activities.