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00:26 The escutcheon, the historic center, • 09:42 Antigone, the district of Ricordo Bofill • 10:51 Odysseum, the commercial and leisure center • The historic center of #Montpellier is called the # Écusson. This name is due to its shape as a shield, medieval shield and heraldic symbol. This #historic center remains very strongly marked today in the buildings of Montpellier because it has remained the heart of the city since the beginning of the thirteenth century, and has not suffered heavy destruction (except that of the churches during the wars of religion) unlike the suburbs which were destroyed many times and completely from the 14th to the 17th century. It is bounded by a series of boulevards that follow the route of the old city walls, as is the case with most European cities. Of these powerful fortifications never taken, partly dismantled by order of Richelieu after the siege of 1622, only two notable elements remain: the #Babotte tower was for a long time an astronomical observatory. It provides access to the old town, near the formerly bourgeois quarters. Originally, this tower was similar to the Tour des Pins and did not even have a door. In its shadow were large city stoves; the Tour des Pins, which served successively as a refuge for Catholics during the wars of religion, as a prison for women in the 19th century, and as a depository for municipal archives until 2000. It is also the subject of one of the prophecies (centuries) of #Nostradamus. The astrologer announced that Montpellier would perish by the flames the day when the pines capping this tower would disappear. This prediction was taken into account during the last restoration of the building, which involved the uprooting of the said pines: the city did not fail to install some cedar trees in pots. The door located at the outlet of the rue de the University (Porte de la Salinière) is not medieval; the medieval city gates were still topped with towers. It was built at the end of the 18th century for aesthetic reasons and in memory. In the 17th century, on the same line of the old fortification, the Arc de Triomphe was built, opening the old town onto the gardens of Peyrou, which also replaced the old medieval gate. The extreme center of the escutcheon has was built in a “circulade” (rue Rebuffy, rue du Bayle, rue du Petit-Scel, Philippy…). With nearly 60 ha, the historic center of Montpellier is one of the largest pedestrian areas in Europe. the city, surprisingly small considering the richness of its history, is due to the fact that it has been largely ignored and consequently very little developed. All the old castles and palaces in the city have disappeared, most of the time deliberately destroyed by the inhabitants; the main palace was located at the site of the courthouse. The great wealth of Montpellier therefore resides above all in all of its buildings: the great majority of the buildings of the Escutcheon are of medieval origin, and even if very few have not been altered since the Middle Ages, it suffices to 'open your eyes to see dozens of typically medieval windows and hundreds of vaulted rooms still present in the walls, many of which are also from medieval times. Almost all of the buildings in the center are, on solid medieval foundations, from the modern era.One of the most beautiful places and heritage elements of Montpellier can be mentioned: the Jacques-Coeur hotel, seat of the Languedoc Museum, 15th century building. century with superb painted beams increased by a monumental staircase in the 17th century. The museum also has a large number of historical objects of prime importance; Saint-Pierre Cathedral, still standing despite all the attacks it has suffered, dates back to the 14th century. Its famous porch is unique. The remaining part of the cloister of the monastery which is still attached to it is sublime; rue du Bras-de-Fer, both as a whole and for the famous arm which dates back to the 15th century or its medieval arch; the Hôtel de Varennes, which has many clearly identifiable medieval architectural elements; the medieval mikvah (or Hebrew ritual bath) which dates back to the end of the 12th century. With its synagogue and other adjoining premises, the ensemble thus formed is unique in Europe. The site is the subject of archaeological excavations; the Saint-Clément aqueduct called “Les Arceaux” on his arrival in Montpellier, built by Henri Pitot (1695-1771), restorer of the Pont du Gard and inventor of the tube bearing his name.
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