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Saint-Maurice Basilica ( 11th - 13th century )
This basilica was first built in the 10th century then chnages were made in the 13th century. Consacrated by the po Leon the 4th it then became an importnat place of pilgrimagefor the relics of Saint Goëry and it now shelters a wealth of furnitures. The church is a combination of different styles (rhenan, bourguignon, champions) . The Chapter District
A walk in the chapter district allows visitors to discover canonical houses from the 16th and 18th century and the setting of the old cloister. Not very far away is a remain of the medeval wall built with stoneware from the Vosges in the 13th century and in one of the tower is the historical and archeological museum of the town.
Place des Vosges
Notre-Dame-au-Cierge Built between 1956 and 1958, this contemporary building is made out of concrete and glass. * The chancel's glass wall : It shows the life of the Virgin Marie in 17 sketches, realized by Gabriel Loire a glass maker from Chartres. It's the bigger figurative stained - glass window of France. (with a surface of 180 m2) *The entrance portal is a real goldsmith's trade piece of work made glaze cloisonné on copper. Signed by Leyritz. The Roman House (1894)
The Saint Michel Chapter
This chapel's vaults are decorated with magnificent frescos (end of 15th century-beginning of 16th) picturing the Apocalypse.These are in the survey of historical monuments.
Conditions to access : ask the tourist office of Epinal.
Art in the street
*Liberté : A sculpure of César made out of bronze, which commemorates the bicentenary of the French Revolution and refers to the human rights. *Ligne indéterminée : Monumental work of art made out metal (5 meters high and 7 meters lengh) by Bernar Venet
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THE PATRIMONY
Up to the French revolution a canoness chapter was establihed in the city. 
The old square, economic and political center of the city, kept its arcades that were used by the traders before. Some beautifulhouses built under different periods ( from the 15th to the 20th century ) deserve to be seen like a renaissance house called " du Bailli" (1604) wich belonged ti a riche stationer at the time, Aimé Geninet, and a Art Nouveau styled house (1903)
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A rich industriel lady had a replica of a south Italian villa made for her to which a building with columns was added. This complex that houses the intercommunity Library of Epinal-Golbey is surrounded by an amazing rose garden filled with more than 5000 varieties of roses. 
Many modern works of art are exposed everywher in town : 