page_title: Rouge de Rance
hierarchical_section_title: Rouge de Rance
caption_attribution_description: English: Baptismal font in Sts. Cyril and Methodius's church in Olomouc (Czech Republic). Made by sculptor Julius Pelikán in 1932. The Baptismal font is from one one piece of "Belgian marble". Reliefs are of brass. Čeština: Křtitelnice v kostele svatého Cyrila a Metoděje v Olomouci. Křitelnici z jednoho kusu belgického "mramoru" a reliéfní práce z mosazi vytvořil Julius Pelikán v roce 1932.
context_page_description: Rouge de Rance is a Devonian red reef limestone from the town of Rance in the province of Hainaut.
  The red "marble" of Rance in the Belgian province of Hainaut knew a large popularity as a prestigious building material for decorative use. Although it was exploited since Roman Antiquity it became most renowned since the 17th century because of its prolific use in the Royal Chateau of Versailles built for the French king Louis XIV. Large quantities were used for the most prestigious parts of the building, including the interior wall decoration of the "Galerie des Glaces" and the columns of the main portico on the "Cour des Marbres". To satisfy the vast demand needed for Versailles and other French royal residences a new quarry was opened and subsequently named "Trou de Versailles".
  Since the 18th century "Rouge de Rance" was also popular as a material for fireplaces and clocks, and as a top for furniture such as commodes, tables or Several Belgian red limestones, including "Rouge de Rance" were later marketed under the main name "Rouge Belge". These limestone varieties are commonly referred to as "red marble", although they are not real marbles but sedimentary rocks.
context_section_description: Rouge de Rance (Red of Rance) is a Devonian red reef limestone from the town of Rance in the province of Hainaut (Wallonia, Belgium).
  The red "marble" of Rance in the Belgian province of Hainaut knew a large popularity as a prestigious building material for decorative use. Although it was exploited since Roman Antiquity it became most renowned since the 17th century because of its prolific use in the Royal Chateau of Versailles built for the French king Louis XIV. Large quantities were used for the most prestigious parts of the building, including the interior wall decoration of the "Galerie des Glaces" (Hall of Mirrors) and the columns of the main portico on the "Cour des Marbres" (Marble Courtyard). To satisfy the vast demand needed for Versailles and other French royal residences a new quarry was opened and subsequently named "Trou de Versailles" (hole of Versailles).
  Since the 18th century "Rouge de Rance" was also popular as a material for fireplaces and clocks, and as a top for furniture such as commodes, tables or Several Belgian red limestones, including "Rouge de Rance" were later marketed under the main name "Rouge Belge" (Belgian Red). These limestone varieties are commonly referred to as "red marble", although they are not real marbles but sedimentary rocks.
  The exploitation of the quarries in Rance stopped in the 1950s. A museum on Belgian Marbles was opened in Rance in 1979.
caption: Baptismal font in Rouge de Rance in Sts. Cyril and Methodius's church in Olomouc.
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