Saint-Omer, ville d'art et d'histoire...
Les Monuments - Aéroclub de Saint-Omer - L'USSO
		The Old Seminar The buildings of the seminar of Saint-Omer, rested by the bishop Jean Six (1581-1587), pursuant to the regulations of the Council of Thirty (1545-1563), were rebuilt by its successors Jacques Blaise (1600-1618) and Paul Boudot (1618-1628). These buildings draw a vast plan out of U the part located at north carries the date of 1605. It is prolonged by a vault. This wing includes/understands twelve spans cut with the way brugeoise. The windows are superimposed in high not very major niches embracing two levels. The material employed is the yellow brick whose masons audomarois knew to draw from the very happy decorative effects: drips rounded above the windows, edges finely cut down, thin posts. The frontage which makes face on the place Andre-Maginot draws up an immense pinion with step of sparrows. The wing located at the south of the gate the date of 1616 on its interior frontage. The western pinion, surmounted of a triangular pediment, seems to be a rehandling. The central building carries the date of 1623. The first level comprises seven small rectangular openings similar to ventilators and a broad carriage gate. Among the elements of the old decoration which still remain, it is necessary to note, although it are degraded enough, an escutcheon located at the angle of the street Gambetta and place Andre-Maginot. He is surmounted by a stick and is accosted of two angels. Below this escutcheon was engraved an inscription which was differently raised by the scholars audomarois. Some read: " GYMNASIUM ", other " COLLEGIUM " SANCTI AUDOMARI - 1605. Closed down at the time of the Revolution, these buildings, thereafter, were occupied by various services of the Army. The Commander of the place had his residence there. Since 1978, after significant work of restoration, they form the female boarding school of the college.