Meaux: history and sights
Served by: Transilien P.
Did you know?
Saint-Étienne cathedral, built from the 12th to the 16th century, is 85 metres long; it was looted by the Huguenots in 1562 and has been listed since 1840.
Anecdote
The Jardin Bossuet, 8,500 m², forms a bishop's mitre when seen from above; it is sometimes attributed to Le Nôtre.
Around Meaux
- Cathédrale Saint-Étienne, 70 m away — A Gothic cathedral 85 metres long and 48 high, built of Varreddes stone, listed in 1840.
- Musée Bossuet et jardin Bossuet, 900 m away — A 'Musée de France' in the former episcopal palace where Bossuet was bishop from 1681 to 1704, with its freely accessible formal garden.
- Musée de la Grande Guerre, 2400 m away — A museum opened in November 2011, with one of Europe's largest collections on 1914-1918 (over 50,000 objects).