Porte taillée
| Porte taillée | |
|---|---|
 General view of the building, from Fort of Bregille (2009). | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | City gate |
| Town or city | Besançon |
| Country | France |
| Construction started | Ancient Rome to 1546. |
| Owner | City of Besançon |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Romans, Vauban |
The Porte taillée (French for carved gate) is a city gate located in Besançon (France). It was drilled in the rock of Saint-Étienne hill by the Romans under Vespasian or Marcus Aurelius, for the aqueduc of Besançon between Vaire-Arcier and square Castan.[1][2] The passage is redeveloping during the Middle Ages in real city gate,[3] and fortified in 1546 by Vauban under Charles Quint.[1][2] The Porte taillée is classified Monument historique since 1944.[4][2]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Alexandre Guenard, Besançon : description historique des monuments et établissements publics de cette ville, Baudin, 1860, 354 p, pages 45 to 47 (link).
- ^ a b c La Porte taillée, 19 siècles d’histoire on L'Est Républicain.
- ^ Hector Tonon, Jean-François Culot, Marie-Édith Henckel, Annie Mathieu, Jacques Mathieu, Georges Bidalot, Jacqueline Bévalot, Paul Broquet, Jean-Claude Monti, Anne Porro, Jacques Breton, Jean-Claude Grappin, Pierre-Louis Bréchat, Yves Mercier et Pierre Riobé, Mémoires de Bregille, Besançon, Cêtre, 2009, 312 p. (ISBN 978-2-87823-196-0), page 38.
- ^ Notice no PA00101466 of Base Mérimée.
47°13′43″N 6°02′18″E / 47.228566°N 6.038392°E
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