Porte taillée explained
| Porte taillée |
| Location Town: | Besançon |
| Location Country: | France |
| Architect: | Romans, Vauban |
| Construction Start Date: | Ancient Rome to 1546. |
| Owner: | City of Besançon |
| Style: | City gate |
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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Notes and References
- Alexandre Guenard, Besançon : description historique des monuments et établissements publics de cette ville, Baudin, 1860, 354 p, pages 45 to 47 (link).
- https://www.estrepublicain.fr/doubs/2013/08/16/la-porte-taillee-19-siecles-d-histoire La Porte taillée, 19 siècles d’histoire
- 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., page 38.
- https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA00101466 Notice no PA00101466
