# List of historic sites in Metz, France

The following table presents an incomplete list of monuments classified monument historique in the city of Metz, capital of the French region of Lorraine and prefecture of the department of Moselle.

## List of the Historic Monuments in Metz
### Religious Monuments

| Monument | Current Use | Address | Period | Year of Classification | Notes |
| Saint-Arnulf Abbey of Metz | Circle Officer | Aux-Ours and Poncelet Streets | 16th century | 1986 | Ancient imperial necropolis of the family of Emperor Charlemagne. Displays a polychromatic Pietà from the 16th century. |
| Saint-Clement Abbey of Metz | Lorraine Region Parliament | Pontiffroy Street | 17th century | 1972 | |
| Sainte-Glossinde Abbey of Metz | Episcopal Palace | Sainte-Glossinde Square | 18th century | 1978 | |
| Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains Basilica of Metz | Exhibition venue (see: Metz Arsenal) | Esplanade Garden | 4th century | 1909 | Once a Roman spa, it is the oldest church in France and one of the oldest in Europe and in the world. |
| Saint-Stephen Cathedral | Cathedral | John Paul II Square | 13th century | 1930 | Largest expanse of stained glass windows in the world and tenth highest nave in the world. Displays stained glass windows of Hermann von Münster, Laurent-Charles Maréchal, Valentin Bousch, Marc Chagall, Roger Bissière, and Jacques Villon |
| Mercy Chapel | Chapel | Street of the Chèvre | 12th century | 1968 | |
| Templars' Chapel | Exhibition venue (see: Metz Arsenal) | Esplanade Garden | 12th century | 1840 | Once part of the Templar commandery of Metz, the oldest Templar institution of the Holy Roman Empire. |
| Petit-Saint-Jean Chapel | Ruins | Vincentrue Street | 13th century | 1973 | |
| Saint-Genest Chapel | Chapel | En-Jurue | 12th century | 1929 | Edifice adjacent to the house where François Rabelais lived in Metz |
| East Cemetery | Cemetery | Strasbourg Avenue | 19th century | 2003 | Catholic necropolis |
| Saint-Clement Church | Lorraine Parliament | Gabriel-Hocquard Square | 16th century | 1992 | |
| Saint-Sauveur Collegiate | Ruins | Petit-Paris Street | 15th century | 1929 | |
| Recollets Convent of Metz | Municipal Archives | Recollets and Abbé-Risse Streets | 14th century | 1972 | |
| Carmelites Convent of Metz | Jazz Concert Venue | Trinitarians' Impasse | 13th century | 1930 | |
| Grands-Carmes Church | Ruins | Marchant Street | 14th century | 1929 | |
| Trinitarian Church of Metz | Museums of Metz | Trinitarians' Street | 18th century | 1973 | |
| Notre-Dame Church of Metz | Church | Goat's Street | 17th century | 1968 | Displays a rare complete set of 21 stained glass windows of Laurent-Charles Maréchal. |
| Sainte-Lucie Church of Metz | Church | Jean-Pierre-Jean Street | 11th century | 1991 | |
| Sainte-Ségolène Church of Metz | Church | Joan of Arc Square | 13th century | 1981 | |
| Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus Church of Metz | Church | Verdun Street | 20th century | 1998 | Built by architect Roger-Henri Expert, displays stained glass windows by Nicolas Untersteller. |
| Saint-Étienne-le-Dépenné Church of Metz | Private Edifice | Gaudrée Street | 14th century | 1928 | |
| Saint-Eucaire Church of Metz | Church | Germans' Street | 12th century | 1979 | |
| Saint-Martin Church of Metz | Church | Lasalle Street | 12th century | 1925 | |
| Saint-Maximin Church of Metz | Church | Mazelle Street | 12th century | 1923 | Displays stained glass windows of Jean Cocteau. |
| Saint-Simon-Saint-Jude Church of Metz | Church | France's Square | 18th century | 1989 | Near the launching site of the first airmail carrier. |
| Saint-Vincent Abbey of Metz | Basilica, High School, and Tourist Attraction | Saint-Vincent Square | 10th century | 1930 | |
| Protestant New Temple | Church | Comedy's Square | 20th century | 1930 | Temple Neuf |
| Synagogue of Metz | Synagogue | Rabbin-Elie-Bloch Street | 19th century | 1984 | Displays interesting sculpted Torah ark and designed Parochet. |

### Military Monuments

| Monument | Current Use | Address | Period | Year of Classification | Notes |
| Cloister's Barracks | High School | | 17th century | 1926 | |
| Ney Barracks | Barracks | Republic's Square | 19th century | 1929 | |
| Royal Military School | Military School | Winston-Churchill Street | 18th century | 1929 | |
| Medieval Defensive Walls | Parks and Gardens | Along the Moselle and the Seille Rivers | 13th century | 1929 | |
| Germans' Gate | Ornament | Maginot Boulevard | 13th century | 1929 | Medieval defensive gate |
| Camoufle Tower | Ornament | Foch Avenue | 15th century | 1929 | Medieval watchtower |
| Queuleu Fort | Memorial and Park | Jean Burger Alley | 19th century | 1970 | Use as detention and torture center by the Waffen-SS during World War II. |
| Bellecroix Fort | Ornament and Parks | Corps-Expéditionnaire-Français's Street | 18th century | 1982 | Fortification of Louis de Cormontaigne. |
| Citadel Store Food | Hotel | Ney Avenue | 17th century | 1969 | Remains of the fortifications of Vauban. |
| Military Hospital of the Moselle Fort | Administration | Paul-Wiltzer Embankment | 18th century | 1937 | |
| Moselle fort | Housing | | 18th century | 1929 | |
| Chambière Barrack Gates | Ornament | | 18th century | 1929 | |

### Civil Monuments

| Monument | Current Use | Address | Period | Year of Classification | Notes | Reference |
| Antonist Granary | Medical Center | Piques Street | 14th century | 1930 | | |
| Coislin Fountain | Ornament | Coislin Street | 18th century | 1929 | | |
| Chèvremont Granary | Museums of Metz | Chèvremont Street | 13th century | 1924 | | |
| Saint-Nicolas Fountain | Ornament | Saint-Nicolas Square | 18th century | 1929 | | |
| Gargan Private House | House | En-Nexirue | 15th century | 1929 | | |
| Bulette Private House | House | Sainte-Croix Square | 14th century | 1931 | | |
| Sainte-Croix Fountain | House | Walls' and Hell Streets | 18th century | 1929 | | |
| Malta Private House | Ornament | Sainte-Croix Square | 13th century | 1989 | | |
| Town Square | Public Place | Place d'Armes | 18th century | 1948 | Built on the place of the ancient Palace of the Republic of Metz. Work of the Royal architect Jacques-François Blondel in order built in Metz a modern square in a context of the Enlightenment. | |
| Burtaigne Private House | Housing | Charrons' Square | 16th century | 2006 | | |
| Saint-Livier Private House | Exhibition venue and museum | Trinitarians' Street | 12th century | 1939 | The oldest civilian edifice of the city, today the Contemporary Art Deposit of the Lorraine Region. | |
| Heu Private House | Housing | Fountain's Street | 15th century | 1990 | | |
| Opera-Theater and surrounding edifices | Opera House | Comedy's Square | 18th century | 1930 | Oldest opera house working in France. | |
| Saint-Louis Square and its Buildings | Housing, markets, and public place | Saint-Louis Square | 13th century | 1929 | Built on the ancient defensive walls of Roman Divodurum. | [53][54][55][56][57] [58][59][60][61][62] [63][64][65][66][67] [68][69][70][71][72] [73][74][75][76][77] [78] |
| Gournay Private House | Housing | Grand-Deer Street | 18th century | 1929 | Birthplace of General Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle. | |
| Heads' House | Restaurant | En-Fournirue | 16th century | 1929 | | |
| Verlaine's House | Museum | Haute-Pierre Street | 19th century | 1978 | Birthplace of Poet Paul Verlaine. | |
| Chamber's Square | Housing, Markets, Restaurants, and Hotel | Chamber Square | 16th and 18th centuries | 1923 | | |
| Saint-Stephen Square | Public place | Saint-Stephen Square | 18th century | 1975 | Once used as an amphitheatre for Mystery plays during the Middle Ages | |
| Thermae Bridge | Bridge | | 4th century 14th century | 1927 | Displays remains of a Gallo-Roman bridge. | |
| Gallo-Roman Ruins | Museums of Metz | Haut-Poirier Street | 4th century | 1938 | Remains of the public baths of ancient Gallo-Roman Divodurum. | |
| Various houses and edifices | Housing | Metz Streets | from 13th to 19th century | from 1928 to 1986 | | [86][87][88][89][90] [91][92][93][94][95] [96][97][98][99][100] [101][102][103][104][105] [106][107][108][109][110] |

### Administrative Monuments

| Monument | Current Use | Address | Period | Year of Classification | Notes |
| Metz Railway Station | Railway Station | General De Gaulle Square | 20th century | 1975 | Built during German annexation. Station-Palace as it displays the apartments of the Kaiser. |
| Saint-Nicolas Hospice | Administration | Saint-Nicolas Square | 16th century | 1993 | Oldest Hospital of Metz. |
| City Hall | City Hall | Town Square | 18th century | 1922 | Work of Royal architect Jacques-François Blondel. |
| Guardroom | Tourism Office | Town Square | 18th century | 1921 | Work of Royal architect Jacques-François Blondel. |
| Parliament of Metz | Markets | Town Square | 18th century | 1928 | Work of Royal architect Jacques-François Blondel. |
| Guildhall | Bank and Restaurant | Mondon Square | 20th century | 2002 | Built during German annexation. |
| Central Post Office | Post Office | Gambetta Street | 20th century | 1975 | Built during German annexation. |
| Royal Governor Palace | Courthouse | Haute-Pierre Street | 18th century | 1921 | Place where Lafayette decided to participate to the American Revolutionary War. |
| Imperial Governor Palace | Military Headquarters | Citadel Street | 20th century | 1975 | Serves as residence of the Kaiser during his visits in Metz. |