Halle des Chartrons
In 1792, the Revolutionary authorities decided to revive an earlier project and build a market in the Chartrons district on the site of the former Carmelite monastery. The work was entrusted to Michel Bonfin who designed a square with a rectangular shape. During the 19th century, an octagonal stone pavilion replaced the shelters designed by Bonfin in the centre of the square. In 1869, the architect Charles Burguet, who had been responsible for the Market of Great Men and the market on Place de Lerme, built a central hall. He chose to preserve the octagonal building and enclosed it in a gallery with a glass roof that was mostly open to the outside, and supported by small Corinthian columns. Later, he carried out further work to build an entirely metal crown around his first reconstruction, which was lacking in space.
In 1998, this hall was restored and transformed into a cultural venue for the City of Bordeaux. It is now an ideal location for the many events to which it plays host.