Commanding the city of Dole, France is ithe Collegiate Notre-Dame
The Collégiale Notre Dame at Dole (Jura, Burgundy-Franche-Comté), rose after the rebirth of the town after its devastation by Louis XI. There is a 75m-high 16C bell tower that is the town's landmark. Inside there is the feeling of space from the airy dimensions of the late Gothic building. There is a series of polychrome marble works and exceptional large wooden organ, carved by Karl Joseph Riepp (18C). It is the main church in the city, with a hybrid Gothic-Renaissance style, in an architectural tradition. Dole was a prestigious regional capital, about ten kilometers from the Côte-d'Or, which had a parliament and was authorised to mint money. Its rich heritage hints at this bygone glory. There are lovely vistas from the banks of the Doubs and the canals. The old town is explored by many, nestling around the majestic collegiate church, Collégiale Notre Dame. The Louis Pasteur House is another major attraction. A city of Art and History, Dole forms a beautiful and harmonious group of buildings with its canals, its old houses and its collegiate church dominating the whole scene. The particularly well-preserved historic centre of Dole is listed as conservation area. Very romantic, the short walk going along the Tanneurs canal is the perfect place for a stroll. It is in this district that was born in 1822 Louis Pasteur, the inventor of the rabies vaccine. Today, Pasteur's birth house is a museum, which describes the life and scientific work of the famous scholar. Along the walk, numerous period buildings can be observed: the 16th-century Notre-Dame collegiate church, the Hôtel-Dieu now sheltering the media library, Collège de l'Arc secondary school transformed into a sixth-form college, the former Carmélites convent, the Jesuits chapel, the Palais de Justice (law courts) (former Cordeliers convent) and several mansions such as the Froissard mansion and the Champagney mansion.
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Location: Dole, France
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