A cultural and artistic center
The Espace Saint Louis is a cultural and artistic center in the historic district of Avignon. It was built near the Palace of the Popes in Avignon, initially founded by a Jesuit novitate as a religious building. It's quiet, with a sixteenth century cloister. Over the years, the building was secularized and became a military hospital and nursing home. After the great renewal of the 90s, it reopened as a hotel and cultural centre. Theatre and concert tickets are sold here for the city's famous festival. The renewal was the work of the famous architect Jean Nouvel (who also built the Agbar Tower in
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