Français : Porte de mons à
Maubeuge dans le département du
Nord en
France :Construite sous
Louis XIV de France par
Vauban en 1682 pour abriter un corps de garde, des logements et des cellules.
La porte est la dernière des trois portes de l’enceinte de la ville. En effet la porte de France est détruite en 1958 et la porte de Bavay en 1952.
Elle est construite en brique, pierre bleue et grès et possède un pont-levis.
English: Mons's gate to Maubeuge in department Nord in France. Built under
Louis XIV of France by
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban in 1682 to shelter a guardroom, housing and cells. The door is the last one of three doors of the surrounding wall of the city. Indeed the Door of France was destroyed in 1958 the door of Bavay is destroyed in 1952. it is built brick-built, blue stone and stoneware and possesses a drawbridge. it is classified as "Historic Monument" since 1924. It is the Tourist Information Office.
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Français : Porte de mons à
Maubeuge dans le département du
Nord en
France :Construite sous
Louis XIV de France par
Vauban en 1682 pour abriter un corps de garde, des logements et des cellules.
La porte est la dernière des trois portes de l’enceinte de la ville. En effet la porte de France est détruite en 1958 et la porte de Bavay en 1952.
Elle est construite en brique, pierre bleue et grès et possède un pont-levis.
English: Mons's gate to Maubeuge in department Nord in France. Built under
Louis XIV of France by
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban in 1682 to shelter a guardroom, housing and cells. The door is the last one of three doors of the surrounding wall of the city. Indeed the Door of France was destroyed in 1958 the door of Bavay is destroyed in 1952. it is built brick-built, blue stone and stoneware and possesses a drawbridge. it is classified as "Historic Monument" since 1924. It is the Tourist Information Office.
I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.