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Chapelle Notre-Dame de
l'hôpital du Val-de-grâce
1, place Alphonse Laveran, 75005 Paris 1853 - Cavaillé-Coll1885 - Merklin
1927 - J.M. Koenig
1993 - François Delangue et Bernard Hurvy
II/22 - mechanical traction - stoplist
Photo: Pierre Marteau
Val-de-Grâce is a former abbey and nowadays a
military hospital. The church was completed in 1667
and designed by François Mansart and Jacques
Lemercier. It is probably the finest example of
baroque architecture in Paris.
Since the Benedictine nuns provided medical care for
injured revolutionaries during the French Revolution,
the church was not badly damaged during the
revolution. The old abbey alongside the church is now
a museum of French army medicine.
The organ was built by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll in 1853,
for the church of Sainte-Geneviève (now: Panthéon),
which became the Pantheon in 1885. The organ was
then transferred to the Val-de-Grâce by Merklin. The
last time it was heard in the Pantheon was probably at
funeral of Victor Hugo.
In 1927, maintenance was carried out by Paul-Marie
Koenig. It was restored by François Delangue and
Bernard Hurvy in 1933.
The organ of Val-de-Grâce is one the rare authentic
organs of Cavaillé-Coll in Paris and sounds beautiful,
empowered by the beautiful acoustics of the church
itself.
Site of the organ
An old photo of the organ at his original location: the
Panthéon.
Organiste titulaire
Hervé Désarbre Suppléant: Yannick Merlin Famous organists in the past: Clément Loret (1833-1909)Concerts
Every Sunday afternoon 5.30p.m.Masses with organ
Sunday 11a.m. Videos Yannick Merlin
Organs of Paris
Chapelle Notre-
Dame de l'hôpital
du Val-de-grâce
1, place Alphonse Laveran, 75005 Paris 1853 - Cavaillé-Coll1885 - Merklin
1927 - J.M. Koenig
1993 - François Delangue et Bernard Hurvy
II/22 - mechanical traction - stoplist
Photo: Pierre Marteau
ORGANS OF PARIS 2.0 © Vincent Hildebrandt ALL ORGANS
Organiste titulaire
Hervé Désarbre Suppléant: Yannick Merlin Famous organists in the past: Clément Loret (1833-1909)Concerts
Every Sunday afternoon 5.30p.m.Masses with organ
Sunday 11a.m. Videos Yannick Merlin
The organ was built by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll in 1853, for
the church of Sainte-Geneviève (now: Panthéon), which
became the Pantheon in 1885. The organ was then
transferred to the Val-de-Grâce by Merklin. The last time it
was heard in the Pantheon was probably at funeral of
Victor Hugo.
In 1927, maintenance was carried out by Paul-Marie
Koenig. It was restored by François Delangue and Bernard
Hurvy in 1933.
The organ of Val-de-Grâce is one the rare authentic organs
of Cavaillé-Coll in Paris and sounds beautiful, empowered
by the beautiful acoustics of the church itself.
Site of the organ
An old photo of the organ at his original location: the
Panthéon.
