Palace of Tau
Palais du Tau
The archbishop's palace beside the cathedral, displaying coronation treasures and original statues from the cathedral, part of the World Heritage site.
The Palace of Tau takes its name from its T-shaped floor plan. Kings dressed here before their coronations and held banquets afterward. Now a museum, it exhibits original statues removed from the cathedral façade, the Charlemagne amulet, a reliquary for the Holy Ampulla, and the coronation robes of Charles X. The Gothic banquet hall, known as the Tau Hall, is impressive in scale. Closed on Mondays, admission is about €8, and opening hours are longer during peak season. Tickets for the cathedral tower tour are also sold here. It sits right on the south side of the cathedral.
Opening hours
Closed Mon; approx. 09:30–18:30 (lunch break in off-season)
Nearby sights
- Reims Cathedral
- Carnegie Library of Reims
- Cryptoportique
- Biscuits Fossier
- Place Drouet-d'Erlon
- Halles du Boulingrin
- Porte de Mars
- G.H. Mumm