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Located in the heart of the tranquil chaplains' quarter, formerly known as the “Notre-Dame cloister”, this cathedral is remarkable for the majesty and scale of its construction. It contains numerous works of art : an organ case, cenotaph, mausoleum,..

This ascenseur à bâteaux (1887) on the Canal de Neuffossé showcases the technology of the 19C. It replaced the five locks that until 1967 were necessary for barges to pass a 13m difference in levels. The principle was simple: the barges moved into ..

Its monumental brick façade with a stone veneer, five stories high and decorated with sculptures, is still the building's principal ornament. This chapel is remarkable for its height, the alignment of the volutes in the different parts of the nave, a..

In the rooms overlooking the garden, the carved woodwork and the 18C fireplaces are set off by an extremely beautiful grouping of Louis XV furniture and panelling. The corridor from the chapel leads to the Treasure Room, where the famous 12C gilded a..

Although the fosse is laid out as a French style flower border, the glacis accommodates an English garden with winding alleyways. There are beautiful views onto the bastion and the roofs and towers of the cathedral.

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In the old, 17C Augustine convent, a reconstitution of a traditional Flemish kitchen and objects recalling the town's past. Flemish and Dutch paintings in the cloister (Rubens, Van Dyck) and 19C and 20C French paintings (Theodore Rousseau and Bouguer..

The church steeple has gone, a victim of the Second World War but the building with three brick and stone naves is worth a visit, if only for its 17C wainscotting.

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From Vanquia Square, go along the Salines and Commerce quays; the low Flemish houses are reflected in the surface of the river. Peace reigns.

This is all that remains of the abbey dedicated to St Bertin. In its place is the statue of the St Malo man Suger (1081-1151. Adviser to Louis VI the Fat and then abbot of St Denis, he was the Regent from 1147 to 1149 while Louis VII was away on th..

In 1726, this college, built in 1593, became a military hospital. There is an attractive facade decorated with pilasters of composite and garlanded capitals.