floor, accessed by Jean Rockuz' monumental staircase, was divided into eleven rooms, served by a narrow central corridor. The attic was divided by two fireproof sandstone walls, the gables of which rose in tiers. The monastery gardens The monastery has two green areas at either end. The first is located to the west. It was acquired piecemeal from 1599 onwards, mainly through the purchase of properties in the "Berggasse", an alley running parallel to the western city walls. In 1653, when the monks had bought all the properties in the street, the municipality sold the street itself to the monks. During the 17th century, the garden was a place of pleasure. But before 1714, it was gradually transformed and acquired a mainly food-producing function. It included a vegetable garden, a fishpond, and a stone greenhouse with exotic trees set against the rampart. The second garden, situated to the north of the fathers' cells, i.e. to the east of the monastery, was more particularly devoted to prayer and was decorated with a large Mount of Olives. This monument, similar to a Calvary but representing another episode of the Passion of Christ, was much used for moments of silent prayer. The proximity of the urban area, and in particular the eastern gate of the convent, just north of the Tithe, meant that the monks were often disturbed in their devotions by the cries of children. The Mont des Oliviers itself was dismantled and moved to the Jesuit church in the early 19th century. After the monks The main change in the spatial layout concerns the destruction of the buildings. In particular, the conventual church was levelled down to its foundations. The latter, uncovered by the 1983 excavations, were restored to the space of the former courtyard. Since 1985, the Molsheim Historical Museum, previously located in the Metzig, has moved to the Carthusian monastery, more precisely to the "priory", i.e. the residence of the prior between 1684 and 1792. In 1986, the Bugatti Foundation set up a memorial hall in the former kitchen wing, dedicated to the Bugatti family and the Bugatti automobile brand. Since 1991, the same wing has housed the city's media library, even further west. The Society for the History and Archaeology of Molsheim and Surroundings, founded in 1952, has its headquarters in the Carthusian monastery where it regularly organises conferences and exhibitions. Similarly, since 2006, the Arts et Cloître