hemicycle

A general view of the hemicycle at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, February 24, 2016.

Back in the other world of central Dijon, the mayor’s office is housed in the Palace of the Dukes, approached through the magnificent hemicycle of the Place de la Libération, or Liberation Square.

A general view of the hemicycle at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, November 24, 2021.

The chapel — part of the hemicycle entrance to the cemetery, where two other chapels are up for auction — was in good shape after a recent restoration paid for by the city.

It’s uncertain who will be seated in the hemicycle, and whether the ineligible separatists will try to pass their seats to substitute candidates.