Dancing lights, the fountains by night in the Place d'Armes, Calais, France
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Places to see in ( Calais - France )
Places to see in ( Calais - France )
Calais is a port city in northern France. Across the English Channel from the clifftop town of Dover, it’s the principal ferry crossing point between France and England. Its old town, Calais-Nord, sits on an artificial island surrounded by canals. The imposing Hôtel de Ville (town hall) has a 78m-high belfry with city views, and Rodin's famous bronze statue, Les Bourgeois de Calais.
Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's prefecture is its third-largest city of Arras. The population of the metropolitan area at the 2010 census was 126,395. Calais overlooks the Strait of Dover, the narrowest point in the English Channel, which is only 34 km (21 mi) wide here, and is the closest French town to England. The White Cliffs of Dover can easily be seen on a clear day from Calais. Calais is a major port for ferries between France and England, and since 1994, the Channel Tunnel has linked nearby Coquelles to Folkestone by rail.
Due to its position, Calais since the Middle Ages has been a major port and a very important centre for transport and trading with England. It was annexed by Edward III of England in 1347 and grew into a thriving centre for wool production. The town came to be called the brightest jewel in the English crown owing to its great importance as the gateway for the tin, lead, lace and wool trades (or staples). Calais was a territorial possession of England until its capture by France in 1558. In 1805 it was a staging area for Napoleon's troops for several months during his planned invasion of the United Kingdom. The town was virtually razed to the ground during World War II, when in May 1940, it was a strategic bombing target of the invading German forces who took the town during the Siege of Calais. During World War II, the Germans built massive bunkers along the coast in preparation for launching missiles on England.
The old part of the town, Calais proper (known as Calais-Nord), is situated on an artificial island surrounded by canals and harbours. The modern part of the town, St-Pierre, lies to the south and south-east. In the centre of the old town is the Place d'Armes, in which stands the Tour du Guet, or watch-tower, a structure built in the 13th century, which was used as a lighthouse until 1848 when a new lighthouse was built by the port. South east of the Place is the church of Notre-Dame, built during the English occupancy of Calais. It is arguably the only church built in the English perpendicular style in all of France. In this church former French President Charles de Gaulle married his wife Yvonne Vendroux. South of the Place and opposite the Parc St Pierre is the Hôtel-de-ville (the town hall), and the belfry from the 16th and early 17th centuries. Today, Calais is visited by more than 10 million annually. Aside from being a key transport hub, Calais is also a notable fishing port and a centre for fish marketing, and some 3,000 people are still employed in the lace industry for which the town is also famed.
Place d'Armes is one of the largest squares in the city of Calais, adjoins the watchtower, and during medieval times was once the heart of the city. During the English occupation (1347–1558), it became known as Market Square (place du Marché). Only at the end of English occupation did it take the name of Place d'Armes. After the reconquest of Calais in 1558 by Francis, Duke of Guise, Francis II gave Calais the right to hold a fair twice a year on the square, which still exists today, as well as a bustling Wednesday and Saturday market.
The town centre, which has seen significant regeneration over the past decade, is dominated by its distinctive town hall (Hôtel de Ville) at Place du Soldat Inconnu. It was built in the Flemish Renaissance style between 1911 and 1925 to commemorate the unification of the cities of Calais and Saint Pierre in 1885.
Église Notre-Dame is a cathedral which was originally built in the late 13th century and its tower was added in the late 14th or early 15th century.
The Tour du Guet (Watch Tower), situated in Calais Nord on the Places d'Armes, is one of the few surviving pre-war buildings. Dating from 1229, when Philip I, Count of Boulogne, built the fortifications of Calais, it is one of the oldest monuments of Calais, although the oldest remaining traces date to 1302.
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Places to see in ( Calais - France )
Places to see in ( Calais - France )
Calais is a port city in northern France. Across the English Channel from the clifftop town of Dover, it’s the principal ferry crossing point between France and England. Its old town, Calais-Nord, sits on an artificial island surrounded by canals. The imposing Hôtel de Ville (town hall) has a 78m-high belfry with city views, and Rodin's famous bronze statue, Les Bourgeois de Calais. As Churchill might have put it, 'Never in the field of human tourism have so many travellers passed through a place and so few stopped to visit'. More than 30 million people on their way to and from England travel via Calais each year, but precious few decide to stop – pity the local tourist office as it tries to snag a few of the Britons racing south to warmer climes – but in fact the town is worth at least a brief stopover. A mere 34km from the English port of Dover (Douvres in French), Calais makes a convenient launching pad for exploring the majestic Côte d'Opale. Calais is situated in the Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais region (now part of the Hauts-de-France region), in the north of France at 98 km from Arras, the department capital. (General information: Calais is 235 km from Paris). Popular places to visit nearby include Cap Blanc-Nez and Cap Gris-Nez at 11 km and Wissant at 15 km.
Calais is a town and major ferry port in northern France in the department of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's prefecture is its third-largest city of Arras. The population of the metropolitan area at the 2010 census was 126,395. Calais overlooks the Strait of Dover, the narrowest point in the English Channel, which is only 34 km (21 mi) wide here, and is the closest French town to England. The White Cliffs of Dover can easily be seen on a clear day from Calais. Calais is a major port for ferries between France and England, and since 1994, the Channel Tunnel has linked nearby Coquelles to Folkestone by rail.
Due to its position, Calais since the Middle Ages has been a major port and a very important centre for transport and trading with England. It was annexed by Edward III of England in 1347 and grew into a thriving centre for wool production. The town came to be called the brightest jewel in the English crown owing to its great importance as the gateway for the tin, lead, lace and wool trades (or staples). Calais was a territorial possession of England until its capture by France in 1558. The town was virtually razed to the ground during World War II, when in May 1940, it was a strategic bombing target of the invading German forces who took the town during the Siege of Calais. During World War II, the Germans built massive bunkers along the coast in preparation for launching missiles on England.
The old part of the town, Calais proper (known as Calais-Nord), is situated on an artificial island surrounded by canals and harbours. The modern part of the town, St-Pierre, lies to the south and south-east. In the centre of the old town is the Place d'Armes, in which stands the Tour du Guet, or watch-tower, a structure built in the 13th century, which was used as a lighthouse until 1848 when a new lighthouse was built by the port. South east of the Place is the church of Notre-Dame, built during the English occupancy of Calais. It is arguably the only church built in the English perpendicular style in all of France. In this church former French President Charles de Gaulle married his wife Yvonne Vendroux. South of the Place and opposite the Parc St Pierre is the Hôtel-de-ville (the town hall), and the belfry from the 16th and early 17th centuries. Today, Calais is visited by more than 10 million annually. Aside from being a key transport hub, Calais is also a notable fishing port and a centre for fish marketing, and some 3,000 people are still employed in the lace industry for which the town is also famed.
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Un samedi sur la place - Inauguration place d'armes Calais
Un samedi sur la place - Calais Journée artistique, festive et populaire confiée par la ville de Calais au Channel, scène nationale
Le temps d'un après-midi et d'une soirée, le Channel sort de ses murs.
La ville de Calais nous confie l'espace de la place d'armes rénovée.
Projecteur braqué sur une transformation urbaine, nous avons imaginé un rendez-vous pour le passant, le flâneur, le piéton, le curieux, le cœur en fête et la tête dans les étoiles. Une présence tout en douceur dans l'après-midi et, dans la soirée, comme un clin d'œil à nos si chers Feux d'hiver.
Nous y convions la ville entière.
avec 100 marionnettes pour 100 manipulateurs
La fabbrika, Théâtre La Licorne, Claire Dancoisne
Les souffleurs, commandos poétiques
Les peintres nomades
Nomadenko
SMS (Sing Me a Song), les dédicaces
Les facteurs d'amour
compagnie Hydragon
Les premiers allumages
La fabbrika, La Machine, Pierre de Mecquenem
et la participation de l'harmonie municipale
Flammes
Parcours de feu et spectacle pyrotechnique
La fabbrika, Feromil, La Machine, Pierre de Mecquenem
la fanfare Kosia Brada
Christmas Lights Display Place d'Armes, Calais
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Places to see in ( Calais - France ) Calais Beach
Places to see in ( Calais - France ) Calais Beach
Calais’ lovely beach is probably its best kept secret. The town’s fine-sand beach is just 1km from Place D’ Armes and if you happen to be there on a sunny day, it is definitely worth seeking out. The general seafront area is pristinely kept with lots of eateries and restaurants to cater for an impromptu snack-attack and plenty of fun-packed activities available to please the kids including fun fairs and a permanent mini golf centre.
The beach itself is etched with a seemingly never ending line of cute, luminous-white beach huts that give it a pretty-as-picture look. And with such soft sand, the beach is ideal for sunbathing or relaxing with a picnic of wine, cheese and baguette while watching the seagulls chase the ferries out of the port. Or if you are feeling sporty then join in with the fun and go sand yachting or enjoy a sport of volley ball.
Strollers should make their way to the promenade pier which runs alongside the beach and enjoy views over the harbour. Cyclists can use the bike path that links the beach to Place d’Armes and sailors and water-sport lovers can make their way to the Yacht Club de Calais.
From the beach a watch-path leads to the 16th century Fort Risban and to quai de la Colonne-Louise-XVIII where the Monument des Sauveteurs recalls the heroic action of the Calais rescue teams when King Louis landed in 1814. A little further along towards Sangatte you will come across the dune lined beach of Blériot-Plage. Here there is a monument to French aviator Louis Blériot who has the accolade of having successfully pioneered the first ever flight across the English Channel in 1909 to Dover.
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Inauguration halle place d'armes à Calais
Fountains in Place d'Armes Calais
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Place d'arme Calais inauguration
calais place d armes sylvain fontaine 30 novembre 2013
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Louis Bertignac, Calais, août 2015 - Interview la Voix du Nord
vidéo de Nicolas Bravin
Inauguration place d'arme Calais
Calais Vintage ( places d Armes )
journée du 9 juillet a Calais Nord vue de la scène
Walk Around Calais (France)
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Customer Project: Multi-Purpose Hall in Calais, France
In mid-June 2015, Calais was in a festive mood due to the new bright pavement at Place d'Armes in the historic city center of Calais, France.
The hall made of steel, timber and aluminum has a modular structure and thus can be used for many occasions (weekly markets, fairs, concerts, spectacles, and other events). The clear style and the windows on the north and south side allow a lot of daylight which is reflected by the internal wood cladding.
The multi-purpose hall in Calais is a structure with a wide self-supporting span of 20 x 37 x 12.5 m. On a base area of 1,000 m2, the hall has a room with 750 m2.
The gathered form of the interior wooden cladding and the exterior aluminum coating fit perfectly due to rigid metal frame beams bonded to each other which adapt perfectly to the forms.
The grid metal frame beams have a static depth of 1.75 m with a span of up to 33.5 m. In order to stabilize them laterally, shell constructions of reinforced concrete were constructed and used for the engineering rooms of the building.
Structural Engineering:
Engineering Office, Bollinger+Grohmann Engineers, France | bollinger-grohmann.com
Architect:
Tank Architectes, Lille, France | tank.fr
Investor:
City of Calais, France | calais.fr
Visualisation and model:
© by Julien Lanoo
© by Bollinger+Grohmann
More information:
dlubal.com/en-US/downloads-and-information/references/customer-projects/001069
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