Former gendarmerie in Nancy

When you walk in Grande Rue in Nancy, you more or less feel you are among medieval buildings. If you walk along Musée Lorrain, or Palais Ducal as you want, you arrive at the end of it and turn right between the palace and Chapelle des Cordeliers. A small street goes straight to the gates of La Pépinière.

A few months ago, by entering this street, I imagined I would see more old medieval buildings, but I discovered a big building which looked quite like the ones of Place Stanislas, so from the 18th century.

In fact it was built one century later in 1872. It used to be the gendarmerie, offices and flats.

The statue in front of it is one of Maréchal Lyautey (1854-1934). His house can be visited in Thorey-Lyautey.

Compared to Grande Rue nearby, it is a very quiet place, pleasant for relaxing but I don't think it is possible to visit the former gendarmerie.