Old Charity Center

Local nameCentre de la Vieille Charité
Location2nd arrondissement of Marseille, France

La Vieille Charité is a former almshouse, now functioning as a museum and cultural centre, situated in the heart of the old Panier quarter of Marseille in the south of France. Constructed between 1671, and 1749, in the Baroque style to the designs of the architect Pierre Puget, it comprises four ranges of arcaded galleries in three storeys surrounding a space with a central chapel surmounted by an ovoid dome.

The chapel and the hospice were classified as a historic monument by order of January 29, 1951.

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Opening hours

Mon: closed
Tue - Sun: 10 am - 6 pm

Closed on Jan 1, May 1, Nov 1, Dec 25 and 26.

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vieille_Charité

Official Website https://vieille-charite-marseille.com/

Twitter https://twitter.com/vieillecharite

Phone +33 4 91 14 58 80

Address 2 Rue de la Charité, 13002 Marseille, France

Coordinates 43°18'1.058" N 5°22'4.195" E

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