We are going to present you some famous places of Dijon which has got a long history.
We are going to present you some famous places of Dijon which has got a long history.
- The Darcy place:
Darcy place is an 18th century place with a very typical French style called “haussmannien”. It is located in the conservation area of Dijon. The place takes the name of a hydraulics engineer Henry Darcy (1803-1858). At the 12th century the walls of Dijon with 12 gates and 18 towers passed by this place by the Guillaume door at the end of the Liberty street then the Liberty place and then the Dukes of Burgundy Palace. The two roads coming from Troyes and Sens come to Dijon by this door.
We are going to present you some famous places of Dijon which has got a long history.
- The Darcy place:
Darcy place is an 18th century place with a very typical French style called “haussmannien”. It is located in the conservation area of Dijon. The place takes the name of a hydraulics engineer Henry Darcy (1803-1858). At the 12th century the walls of Dijon with 12 gates and 18 towers passed by this place by the Guillaume door at the end of the Liberty street then the Liberty place and then the Dukes of Burgundy Palace. The two roads coming from Troyes and Sens come to Dijon by this door.
The Liberation place :
The Liberation place is the central place of the historical centre of Dijon; it has the form of a half circle and it opens on the Dukes of Burgundy Palace. It was built to sublimate the power of the king, Louis XIVth .
The Liberation place is the central place of the historical centre of Dijon; it has the form of a half circle and it opens on the Dukes of Burgundy Palace. It was built to sublimate the power of the king, Louis XIVth .
The Republic place:
The Republic place is a place from the downtown of Dijon. The place(square) of the Republic, historically place of fair, market, cabarets, situated outside the walls, it was created in 1888. At the centre of the place a monument representing The Republic and Sadi Carnot, done in 1899, in memory of this French president assassinated in 1894 takes place.
The Republic place is a place from the downtown of Dijon. The place(square) of the Republic, historically place of fair, market, cabarets, situated outside the walls, it was created in 1888. At the centre of the place a monument representing The Republic and Sadi Carnot, done in 1899, in memory of this French president assassinated in 1894 takes place.