Well of Moses (Chartreuse de Champmol)
Puits de Moïse
Remains of the family monastery of Philip the Bold. The six prophets carved by Claus Sluter look strikingly lifelike and are regarded as the beginning of Northern realistic sculpture.
The Carthusian monastery of Champmol was founded by Philip the Bold in 1383 as the family burial ground of the Dukes of Burgundy. Most of its buildings were destroyed after the Revolution, and the site is now a psychiatric hospital. The surviving Well of Moses was originally the base of a crucifix, carved by Sluter's workshop in 1395–1405. The prophets, including Moses, David and Jeremiah, have expressive faces and heavy drapery, and still retain traces of their original paint. There are also statues on the chapel portal. The entrance is inside the hospital grounds and must be reached on foot. Admission is about 4 euros, and the site is about 1.5 km from the train station.
Opening hours
Approx. 09:30–12:30, 14:00–17:30 (check on site)
Nearby sights
- Cité internationale de la gastronomie et du vin
- Dijon Cathedral (Saint-Bénigne)
- Lac Kir
- Musée de la Vie bourguignonne
- Les Halles de Dijon
- Place de la Libération
- Church of Notre-Dame of Dijon
- Owl's Trail