Toulouse: Young influencers amazed by the chapel of La Grave
As part of the 3rd edition of the Tubecon The Week-end festival, organized by Dépêche Events, young influencers discovered the Saint-Joseph chapel in La Grave on an exclusive basis on Saturday.
They don’t come back. After meeting several of their fans for the Tubecon meetup on Friday, young influencers and Internet stars were able to discover the majesty of the partially renovated Saint-Joseph de La Grave chapel on Saturday, as part of the Tubecon festival. . “I did not know the place, admits Layanne (@layanne.bch), from Normandy. I am impressed by the history and the majesty of the place. We also made videos and selfies.
Near her, Candice (@candice_dejean) from Bergerac who is soon to settle in Toulouse: “I am a little saddened to learn that this place was at the time reserved for marginalized people who thus found themselves apart from the city. “. As for Lucas (@marketdamp) from Paris, he admits to being privileged to have been able to preview this site steeped in history and climb to the first balcony of the dome. “I am an influencer in the education sector and I will put together a video on this site. A way to capture a new target of people through a cultural parenthesis”.
An animated guided tour led by David Madec, former administrator of the Panthéon in Paris. It began with a stroll through the Jardin Raymond VI as part of the launch of the Toulouse Festival, and continued with the chapel of Saint-Joseph de La Grave. “A place open exclusively for these young people which allows them to discover one of the most secret sites in the city and whose dome is the most photographed”. With its 67 meters high, the octagonal dome culminates the city, allowing a unique point of view. “After twenty months of work, this chapel will be open to the public on September 16, 2022. It has been a witness to the history of Toulouse since the 18th century, the date of its construction”, notes David Madec.
Audio and video equipment installed in the old confessionals
Partially still under construction inside, this chapel is magnificently restored on the outside, enhanced with an orange brick color, in connection with the river and the city’s urban planning. Chapel of the La Grave hospital built in 1197, Saint-Joseph then welcomed the plague victims and the marginalized of the city. Marginals supposed to be put back on the right path by the nuns of Saint-Vincent de Paul. “This very sober renovation is also very original, assures David Madec Behind each pillar, hides a screen which will allow the public to discover the history of this chapel. Better, the visitor will also be able to listen and discover by audio and video, the various stages of the hospital history of the place. Technical equipment fitted out in the old confessionals of the chapel. Better than a confession! “.