Chapel in the Citadel
For each of his citadels, Vauban designed a simple chapel so the soldiers could attend Sunday mass. The one in Besançon is dedicated to Saint Étienne (Saint Stephen), in memory Read More …
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Espace Vauban
This “Space of Vauban” is located in one of the buildings in the Citadel of Besançon. It currently consists of four exhibition rooms which “explore the life and times of Read More …
Vauban’s Citadel above Besançon
More than a hundred meters above the old town of Besançon, Vauban’s Citadel covers eleven hectares on the top of Mont Saint-Etienne. Besançon was controlled by the Spanish until 1674, Read More …
Museum of Time in Besançon
Palais Granvelle is a sixteenth century Renaissance palace was built from 1534 and 1547 on the Grand Rue, the main street in the center of Besançon. At that time the Read More …
Charles V in Besançon
The Musée du temps (Museum of time) in Besançon has a series of monumental tapestries devoted to the life of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (1500-1558), who was also Read More …
Julius Caesar in Besançon
The fortifications in this model were designed by Vauban in the seventeenth century, but the topography was the same when Julius Caesar came through with his army in the year Read More …
Hôtel Vauban
OK, I admit it. I chose this hotel because of the name. But it turned out to be a pleasant and convenient place to stay, so I can heartily recommend Read More …
Kiez
Kiez is a somewhat emotionally charged word in Berlin dialect. It means your neighborhood, your distinctive small part of the city where you feel at home and people know you Read More …
Hamburg Adult Education Center (VHS)
Recently I counted through and discovered that I have been to at least a hundred and fifty Adult Education Centers in Germany, either to lead workshops or do presentations or Read More …
Concert venue Hôtel de Ville
On summer evenings in July and August the courtyard of the Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) in Geneva’s Old Town is used as an open-air concert venue for classical music, Read More …