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The Jardin des Vestiges is a garden containing the archaeological remains of the ancient port of Marseille, France. The site is located in the 1st arrondissement, behind the shopping arcade in the Centre Bourse. Classified as a French historical monument, [1] it was excavated archaeologically in 1967 and officially opened on 17 October 2009. [2]
The Palais Longchamp was created to celebrate the construction of the Canal de Marseille, which was built to bring water from the river Durance to Marseille.Although the foundation stone was laid by the Duke of Orleans on 15 November 1839, the building took 30 years to complete, partly because of the enormous expense and partly because of difficulties with local regulations.
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Marseille [a] (French: Marseille; Provençal Occitan: Marselha) is a city in southern France, the prefecture of the department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the Provence region, it is located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea , near the mouth of the Rhône river.
[1] [2] It is one of the oldest buildings in Marseille. [1] Over the next few centuries, the family hosted Paul Barras and later Princess Françoise of Orléans. [1] The bastide was subsequently purchased by the Savin family. [1] By 1941, the bastide was owned by Mr Rousset, who rented it to the police. [1]
The foundation stone for the new building was laid by the bishop, Étienne de Puget, on 25 October 1653. Construction was significantly disrupted by armed bands terrorising the country. The building was designed by Gaspard Puget and Jean-Baptiste Méolans in the Baroque style, built in ashlar stone and was completed in September 1673. [3] [4] [5]
Fort Saint-Jean (French pronunciation: [fɔʁ sɛ̃ʒɑ̃]) is a fortification in Marseille, built in 1660 by Louis XIV at the entrance to the Old Port.Since 2013, it has been linked by two foot-bridges to the historical district Le Panier and to the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations; the latter being the first French national museum to be located outside Paris.
The first and most famous of the Unité d'Habitation buildings is in Marseille, France, and was built between 1947 and 1952.One of Le Corbusier's most famous works, it proved enormously influential and is often cited as the initial inspiration for the Brutalist architectural style and philosophy.