Monuments to visit Aisne

A veritable autonomous fortress, located east of the fortified enclosure giving access to the castle, the building consists of two massive towers of rectangular plane forming galleries, finished in the east on the side of the attack by finger finger at right angles. These two defensive elements, stuffed the entrance passage without covering it completely, to ensure a direct defence. " The existence of finger finger, the operator apparatus of the masonry, the exposed sas shows that this door is the culmination of research carried out by the royal engineers, at the end of the th century. The door Saint-Jean takes place in the vicinity of the doors of Mortes Dead and Carcassonne, which it adopts, by improving the characters " (Jean Mesqui, Ile de France Gothic).

A magnificent library, set in the old St. Martin Abbey. Through a large and majestic staircase, you will reach the floor and the large number of funds available to the library: manuscripts, incunables and old print; local newspapers and books; more than 25 000 contemporary books in direct lending (90 000 in indirect lending), as well as current month periodicals, dictionaries and encyclopedias…

Built in 1878 on the plans of Séré de Rivières, the Fort of Malmaison was fiercely contested throughout the conflict due to its strategic position. A German cemetery in 1939-1945 is close to the fort.

The monumental work of Jérémy Amate, a young Parisian artist, was made with the black chalk and coal. The gaze of Jaurès spread over 30 m in length and 11 m high. Impressive. In the 100 years of the disappearance of Jean Jaurès, Hirson wanted to pay tribute to the French humanist. In front of the small school that bears the name of the member, this great memorial wall captures attention. A detonating fresco that does not pass unnoticed in the local landscape.

Even though the work may still be debated in the city - some will say that it swears in the landscape - the Victor Hugo fountain is still in place and animates Victor Hugo's place of its many jets of water, summer. Realized in 1990 by artist Patrick Saytour, also known for its decorative and utilitarian objects, the fountain was completely restored and consolidated in 2012. An astonishing contemporary creation, a kind of theatrical parody of art, to you to form your own opinion on this fountain that continues to divide!