Saint Louis
des invalides
2, avenue de Tourville, 75007 Paris1687 - Thierry
1693/1718 - Julien Tribuot
1761 - Clicquot
1806 - Somer
1853 - Gadault
1921 - Abbey
1957/62/80 - Beuchet-Debierre
2012 - Dargassies*
III/58 (54) - electrical traction - stoplist*
* on the Swell, the Plein jeu has 3 ranks and the Cymbale has 2 ranks.
The Hotel des Invalides was completed in 1676 and
housed up to 4,000 war veterans. Originally only a
number of barracks were planned to accomodate injured
soldiers, but king Louis XIV chose a design by architect
Liberal Bruant which consisted of a large impressive
building with a royal courtyard and church.
The church Saint-Louis was added as an annex to the
complex. It was built by Jules Hardouin Mansart after the
design by Libéral Bruant, the architect of the Hôtel des
Invalides. The church was known as the pensioners'
Choir but later referred to as the Soldiers' church.
Soldiers were required to attend the daily mass here. The
church is connected directly with the Royal chapel, better
known as the Dôme des Invalides, separated by a glass
wall. The 107-metre high dome of the Royal chapel was
completed in 1690, the chapel itself in 1735.
Organiste titulaire
Susan Landale, Philippe Brandeis & Eric
Ampeau
Concerts
Seldomly
Masses with organ
Sunday 11 a.m. Videos Philippe Brandeis.
Photo: Jeroen de Haan
The design of the magnificent organcase (the only
representative of the Louis-XIV era) is attributed to
Jules Hardouin-Mansart. Positif and Grand-Orgue are
superimposed instead of being seperated by the
console. The instrument was built by Alexandre Thierry
(1687). Major revisions were carried out by Charles
Gadault in 1853 and Beuchet-Debierre in 1955-1957.
Eleven stops dates from before the revolution (Thierry,
1687); about fifteen stops date from Gadault, mainly
reeds and flutes in the Pedal; all the other stops are
from Beuchet-Debierre. In 2012, Dagassies completed
comprehensive maintenance and restoration works.
A photo on which you can see the old console before
the work of Beuchet
A drawing probaly made by Germain Pillon during the
construction of the organ
The organs of Paris
Saint Louis
des invalides
2, avenue de Tourville, 75007 Paris1687 - Thierry
1693/1718 - Julien Tribuot
1761 - Clicquot
1806 - Somer
1853 - Gadault
1921 - Abbey
1957/62/80 - Beuchet-Debierre
2012 - Dargassies*
III/58 (54) - electrical traction - stoplist*
* on the Swell, the Plein jeu has 3 ranks and the Cymbale has 2 ranks.
Photo: Jeroen de Haan
The Hotel des Invalides was completed in 1676 and
housed up to 4,000 war veterans. Originally only a number
of barracks were planned to accomodate injured soldiers,
but king Louis XIV chose a design by architect Liberal
Bruant which consisted of a large impressive building with
a royal courtyard and church.
The church Saint-Louis was added as an annex to the
complex. It was built by Jules Hardouin Mansart after the
design by Libéral Bruant, the architect of the Hôtel des
Invalides. The church was known as the pensioners' Choir
but later referred to as the Soldiers' church. Soldiers were
required to attend the daily mass here. The church is
connected directly with the Royal chapel, better known as
the Dôme des Invalides, separated by a glass wall. The
107-metre high dome of the Royal chapel was completed
in 1690, the chapel itself in 1735.
The design of the magnificent organcase (the only
representative of the Louis-XIV era) is attributed to Jules
Hardouin-Mansart. Positif and Grand-Orgue are
superimposed instead of being seperated by the console.
The instrument was built by Alexandre Thierry (1687).
Major revisions were carried out by Charles Gadault in
1853 and Beuchet-Debierre in 1955-1957. Eleven stops
dates from before the revolution (Thierry, 1687); about
fifteen stops date from Gadault, mainly reeds and flutes in
the Pedal; all the other stops are from Beuchet-Debierre.
In 2012, Dagassies completed comprehensive
maintenance and restoration works.
Organiste titulaire:
Susan Landale, Philippe Brandeis et Eric Ampeau
Concerts
occasionally