The Engineers’ Hotel

The Engineers' Building, in Saint-Étienne

The Engineers' Building is an imposing building of Saint-Étienne, with a large façade of blond stone. The Saint-Étienne audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this striking building, linked to the history of the mining engineers of the city.

A building linked to the mining history

At the corner of Avenue de la Libération and Rue du Grand-Moulin, the Engineers' Building does not go unnoticed, with its large façade of blond stone, its imposing pediment and its sculpted details. Listed as a historic monument, it recalls the importance of engineers, notably of mines, in the history of Saint-Étienne, a great industrial and mining city. This fine building illustrates the prestige and the technical know-how that marked the city.

What to see

You admire the large façade of blond stone, the imposing pediment and the sculpted details of the Engineers' Building, a witness of the mining and industrial history of Saint-Étienne. It is a stop for lovers of architecture and history, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Engineers' Building lies at the corner of Avenue de la Libération and Rue du Grand-Moulin, in Saint-Étienne, reachable on foot. You mainly admire its façade from the street; access inside depends on its current uses. You discover it during a walk in the centre.

What does the Engineers' Building of Saint-Étienne evoke?

The importance of engineers, notably of mines, in the history of Saint-Étienne, a great industrial city; it is recognisable by its large façade of blond stone and its imposing pediment.

Where is the Engineers' Building?

At the corner of Avenue de la Libération and Rue du Grand-Moulin, in Saint-Étienne.