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Read moreThe Decorated cave of Pont d’Arc
Summary The decorated cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc is located in a limestone plateau of the meandering Ardèche River in southern […]
Posted on 22/07/2014
Read moreCanal du Midi
Summary This 360-km network of navigable waterways and its 328 structures (locks, aqueducts, bridges, tunnels) linking the Mediterranean and the Atlantic is one of the […]
Posted on 20/06/2014
Read moreBourges cathedral
Summary Bourges, the former Roman city of Avaricum, was one of the first Christian communities of Gaul. The cathedral is dedicated to St Stephen, the […]
Posted on 30/04/2013
Read moreCathedral of Notre-Dame, the former Abbey of Saint-Remi and the Palace of Tau, Reims
Summary These three buildings in Reims – the cathedral, the Palace of Tau, and the Abbey of Saint-Remi – are intimately associated with the history […]
Posted on 30/04/2013
Read morePlace Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d’Alliance in Nancy
Summary These three squares in Nancy are a masterpiece of 18th-century town planning. They form one of the most harmonious townscapes of that period, and […]
Posted on 30/04/2013
Read moreAbbey church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe
Summary The Romanesque church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe is part of a former Benedictine abbey, founded during the Carolingian period. Its finely balanced proportions are […]
Posted on 30/04/2013
Read moreFrom the great saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the royal saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the production of open-pan salt
Summary The royal saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, listed in 1982, was the work of Claude-Nicolas Ledoux, architect and saltwork inspector for Franche-Comté and Lorraine. Construction started […]
Posted on 30/04/2013
Read moreThe Roman theatre and its surroundings and the “Triumphal Arch” of Orange
Summary The Roman theatre of Orange is built into the hill of Saint-Eutrope. Its stage wall is more than 30 metres high and 100 metres […]
Posted on 30/04/2013
Read moreAmiens cathedral
Summary Notre-Dame d’Amiens, the largest church in France, is one of the most perfect examples of 13th-century Gothic architecture, with its harmonious plan in which […]
Posted on 30/04/2013
Read moreChartres Cathedral
Summary Chartres Cathedral (full name Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres), dedicated to the Virgin Mary, was a major destination for pilgrims throughout the western world. It […]
Posted on 29/04/2013
Events
First meeting of Associations of World Heritage Properties in Europe
Strasbourg - Du 15 au 16 october 2015