Théâtre du Garde-Chasse

The building you see before you is a grand neoclassical structure designed by architect Leopold Beviere and completed in 1905. While its stone facade and arched windows resemble the royal architecture of the Grand Trianon at Versailles, it was never a palace or a town hall. It was originally built to serve as a municipal celebration hall, standing on the site of a private garden once owned by the famous nineteenth-century novelist Paul de Kock. The front of the building bears the motto Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, which often leads visitors to mistakenly believe they have arrived at the local government offices rather than a cultural center.