On the occasion of the European Heritage Days, Maurice Balligand opens his workshop to a visit where decorative objects are displayed: weathercocks, finial spikes and three monumental pieces (a Roman chariot, the coach of Louis XIV in copper and a pyramid with rotating bed). In the heart of Charolais-Brionnais, in southern Burgundy, Maurice Balligand, an art craftsman now retired, made thousands of weathercocks and ridge spikes that can be found in France, but also in Australia, the United States or even in Norway. He has exhibited about ten times at the Carrousel du Louvre and at the building exhibition, Porte de Versailles and in Geneva. This enthusiast will explain to you the different manufacturing processes, his important achievements on monuments such as ridge spikes crowning castles, tabernacles in churches or even these three monumental achievements. He will also tell you about the origin of the weathercock and its place in society. Informations Free entry

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