VAL DE CONSOLATION
A protected park brimming with flora and fauna, streams and waterfalls, and ...Read more
MONTBENOIT ABBEY
A Gothic-Romanesque abbey with distinctive architecture and beautifully ...Read more
TEMPLE AND GALLERY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Read moreA building that underwent numerous transformations during the th, th, th and th centuries. A former hospice of the Holy Spirit, the church has become a Protestant temple since 1842. In his courtyard you can admire a beautiful wooden gallery finished in the early th century.
SYNAGOGUE
Read moreLocated along the quays, this architectural ensemble looks after its impressive appearance. Works by the architect Marnotte (1869), he is of néomauresque style and endowed with an affirmed orientalism. You will admire the finesse of the sculptures and decorations of the four facades punctuated by pillars and narrow openings.
EGLISE DE LA MADELEINE
Read moreThe sentinel of the Battant neighborhood! Built under Louis XV from 1746 on the plans of the architect Nicolas Nicole, the Madeleine is a model of neoclassical architecture. With its large façade flanked by two square towers, which were completed in 1830, the building is very impressive. Inside, three naves follow in a harmonious set.
SAINT-PIERRE CHURCH
Read moreFounded in the fourth century, the current church was erected between 1782 and 1786 by architect Bertrand, according to projects by Victor Louis. The impressive height of its steeple is explained by its role as a belfry. The interior is equally imposing with its large columns. You also admire the woodwork that compose the choir, as well as works of art such as the Pietà de Luc Breton.
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL
Cathédrale Saint-Jean in Besançon, with capitals from the west apse ...Read more
CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF GRACE-GOD'S GRACE
Former Cistercian abbey with 35 rooms, 5 meeting rooms and a store with ...Read more
CHURCH OF IMMACULATE DESIGN
Read moreThis church is one of the first in France to be built in reinforced concrete, more is on a historically Protestant territory. This architecture gives the building a rather peculiar style, giving it the appearance of fortress imprenable. This holy place was built in 1932 by the plans of the monk Dom Bellot, and has bright stained glass windows that create wonderful light games.
MAJOR SEMINARY
Read moreYou have already described this decor… Réflechissez… Some clues, on its history: the work of Archbishop Pierre-Antoine I of Grammont, was built from 1670 to 1695, then complemented by a portal and its body of accommodation by architect Jean-Pierre Galezot in the th century. This building, therefore, in the shape of a Latin cross, has a magnificent chapel with a sumptuous façade adorned with two pilasters in Corinthian style. You're not? Well, it's through your readings that you probably already met, since it's in this building that Stendhal staged Julien Sorel, the hero of Le Rouge and the Black. So why not visit the book by hand?
CHURCH OF OUR LADY
Read moreIn the th and th centuries, with a façade of the th century, it was the ancient Benedictine abbey of Saint Vincent whose cloister and convent were occupied by the university today. Still visible, on the right, the abbey entrance gate and tower tower of the th century, erected at the request of the chaplain of Margarita of Austria.