Sites and Monuments
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Coron des 120ValenciennesThe Coron des 120 This development was incredibly modern for its day. It was submitted for the Universal Exhibition of 1867 focused on the theme of the social economy by the Compagnie des Mines d’Anzin and won a silver medal. The ...
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Eglise St MartinSebourgIts stone walls guard jealously many treasures dating from medieval times to the present day; the cell, the tomb and the relics of a local saint, Druon, who died in 1186. A rare witness of a two-bowl Romanesque liturgical pool for ...
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Hôtel de ville d'AnzinAnzinAnzin town hall This remarkable building is the work of Constant Moyaux, an architect originating from the town who in 1861 received the much coveted Grand Prix de Rome for Architecture. (After the French Revolution and the Empire, ...
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Gare de Fresnes et cavalier Somain-PeruwelzFresnes-sur-EscautFresnes railway station & the Somain-Peruwelz rail line Built on the same Somain-Peruwelz line as the former railway stations of Condé-sur-l’Escaut and Vieux-Condé, this building includes a glazed brick facade, as found on the ...
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Cité des acaciasCondé-sur-l'EscautThe Acacias estate Completed in 1923 by the Compagnie des Mines d’Anzin, the Acacias garden-estate covered a total of 12 hectares bordering the Chabaud-Latour pools and the former Ledoux pit. It is comprised of semi-detached houses ...
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Les maisons scaldiennes de ValenciennesValenciennesThe Maisons Scaldiennes of Valenciennes (XIII- XVI.) The city of Valenciennes is home to a highly original group of half-timbered houses of a kind only found in the major towns of the Scheldt basin from where they get their name ...
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Hôtel de ville de Condé-sur-l'EscautCondé-sur-l'EscautCondé-sur-l’Escaut’s town hall (18th century) Featuring a classic design, the Hôtel de Ville (town hall) of Condé-sur-l’Escaut, produced under the joint authority of the local lord (Emmanuel de Croÿ) and the district administrator ...
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Château de l'HermitageCondé-sur-l'EscautThe Château de l’Hermitage (XVIII.) The Château de l’Hermitage was built between 1786 and 1789 by the architect Chaussard for Prince Anne-Emmanuel de Croÿ whose wealth significantly increased after the discovery and mining ...
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