An inventory of works within the city walls - Besançon

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8 9 Le Marais bastioned tower Seventeenth and nineteenth centuries Chamars Promenade Built on the rock, on the river bank between 1687 and 1691, it resembled that of Chamars. 10 Cordeliers bastioned tower Archbishop’s bastion Seventeenth and nineteenth centuries Chamars Promenade The archbishop’s mill was constructed in the Middle Ages on the arm of the Doubs dividing Chamars into two. Vauban encircled it with his fortifications, surrounding it with a bastion. Construction of the Canal Monsieur rendered it obsolete. Seventeenth and nineteenth centuries Chamars promenade The Cordeliers bastioned tower, also known as the hospital bastion or Canot tower, probably completed in 1691, is a pentagonal bastioned tower designed like the previous ones which was subject to the same modifications.
13 11 Quai Vauban Seventeenth century The works on the quay on either side of the porte Battant, on the side of the loop, started in 1691 under the supervision of engineer Isaac Robelin, director of the Franche-Comté fortifications, against the advice of Vauban who only wanted to build a simple rampart. The project, which involved realigning the façades of the houses, would never be completed due to lack of funds. To celebrate the glory of Louis XIV, a triumphal arch was erected on the bridge between 1691 and 1693. The base of the gate had a defensive function: two batteries with casemates were there for firing upstream and downstream and to prevent the Doubs from being crossed. In poor condition, the arch was knocked in 1776. Cordeliers flank casemate Seventeenth century Chamars Promenade / Quai Vauban The Cordeliers flank is a reinforced vaulted artillery-proof casemate for three pieces of artillery which could aim low fire over the Doubs, between the Cordeliers tower and the Arenes bastion situated on the other bank. The entrance is no longer visible as the buildings of the Lycée Pasteur school are in front of it: perhaps the entrance to the casemate has been buried under these buildings or under the embankment next to the road. Casemate on the Poitune flank 12 Seventeenth century Quai Vauban (entrance at the corner of the rue du Lycée and the rue Claude Pouillet is currently occupied by a restaurant) 12 Saint-Esprit bastion 14 Seventeenth century Corner of Quai Vauban/rue Jean Petit This was built between 1692 and 1695 and levelled in 1895. In its left flank there is a casemate which had two pieces of artillery for directing low fire over the Doubs downstream. Its right-hand flank included a slope down to a watering place. This was a vaulted passage in the ramparts which enabled horses to be taken to drink the river water. The passage was equipped with a firing arcade and was closed by gates. 14 This casemate had the same function as the Cordeliers casemate, but only had two canons. 11
Page 1 and 2: Villes et Pays d’art et d’histo
Page 3 and 4: Vauban and Besançon Vauban made be
Page 5 and 6: The loop defences Built on the left
Page 7: 5 Waterstation guardhouse (Corps de
Page 11 and 12: Footbridge 25 26 27 24 29 28 23 16
Page 13 and 14: 21 20 10 The Citadel Canot bridge 1
Page 15 and 16: 18 18 Bregille bastioned tower Seve
Page 17 and 18: Charmont demi-lune Built between 16
Page 19 and 20: Montmart tower Pelote tower 27 28 2
Page 21 and 22: Chaudanne hill In 1674, Vauban inst
Page 23 and 24: Guérite (lookout) small tower proj

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