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Centre Pompidou

The Centre Pompidou Metz is a museum of modern and contemporary arts designed by architects Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines and located in Metz, capital of Lorraine, France. It is built in the Amphitheatre District, near the the Metz railway station and the German Imperial District. The Centre Pompidou-Metz is a branch of Pompidou arts centre of Paris, and features temporary exhibitions from the large collection of the French National Museum of Modern Art, the largest European collection of 20th and 21st century arts. The museum is the largest temporary exhibition space outside Paris in France with 5,000 metres square divided between 3 galleries and includes also a theatre, an auditorium, and a restaurant terrace.

Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains basilica

The basilica of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains is a historic pre-medieval church building in Metz, France. Its construction began in 380 AD, making it one of the oldest churches in Europe. The church is believed to be one of the cradles of the Gregorian chant.The building was originally built in the 4th century AD as a gymnasium for a Roman spa complex. In the 7th century, the structure was converted into a church, becoming the chapel of a Benedictine monastery

Church of Our Lady of the Assumption

Church of Our Lady of the Assumption is a church situated on the Rue de la Chevre, formerly the Rue de la Cheuve, in the city of Metz in Lorraine, France. Administratively it is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz.

The Opera-Theatre

The Opera-Theatre de Metz Metropole is an 750-seat opera house and theatre located on the Petit-Saulcy island in Metz, capital of the Lorraine region, France. It is the oldest opera house working in France and one of the oldest in Europe. It is also one of the last possessing its own costume ateliers in France.

Saint Etienne de Metz

Saint Etienne de Metz , also known as Metz Cathedral is a Gothic, Catholic cathedral on the city of Metz, capital of Lorraine, France. It is the cathedral of the Catholic Diocese of Metz and the seat of the Bishop of Metz.The site was consecrated from the fifth century to Saint Stephen Protomartyr, who enjoyed a wave of popularity following the finding of his relics at Jerusalem in 415. Several French cathedrals are dedicated to him: Agde, Auxerre, Bourges, Cahors, Châlons-en-Champagne, Limoges, Meaux, Sens, Toul, Toulouse, most of them also dating from the fifth century.

Jardin botanique de Metz

The Jardin botanique de Metz (4.4 hectares), also known as the Jardin botanique de la Ville de Metz, is a botanical garden located at 27 ter, rue du Pont-a-Mousson, Montigny-lès-Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France. It is open daily; admission is free.The garden was originally known as Frescatelly Park, an estate of Philippe d'Aubertin of Bionville, whose summer pavilion (built 1719) currently houses the directorate of the Department of Parks. It was purchased by the city of Metz in 1866 and landscaped primarily in the English style by city architect Demoget. Its greenhouses were originally built on the city's esplanade in 1861, during the World Fair, and moved to the Botanical Garden in 1880.

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