Citadelle de Lille
Avenue du-43e-Régiment-d’Infanterie, 59000 Lille
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Description
After taking Lille, Louis XIV built a citadel, entrusting the plans to Vauban, while 2,000 men were given shovels and pickaxes. It is made up of five bastions and five semi-circular strongholds. The Royal Gate leads to Place d'Armes, surrounded by sandstone, brick and stone buildings by Simon Volland, in classic Lille style. The Monument aux Fusillés by Felix Desruelles, commemorates Lille's patriots executed here in 1915.
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Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide22 m - Avenue Cuvier, 59000 Lille
- The Green Guide176 m - Boulevard Vauban, 59000 Lille
- The Green Guide444 m - 14 terrasse Ste-Catherine, 59800 Lille
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Where to sleepnearby
- From €772 bedroom apartment in the heart of the old town257 m - 75 Rue de la Barre ETAGE 3, 59800 Lille
- From €97Alliance Lille - Couvent Des Minimes263 m - 17 Quai Du Wault, 59027 Lille
- From €115La Bourgogne en Ville369 m - 40 Rue de Bourgogne, 59800 Lille
More hotels in Lille
Where to eatnearby
- Le Jardin du Cloître - Hôtel Couvent des MinimesAround€35239 m - 17, quai du Wault, 59000 Lille
- La Table - Hôtel Clarance€€€€MICHELIN 2024439 m - 32 rue de la Barre, 59000 Lille
- La Cantine Urbaine - Artchives€€€MICHELIN 2024468 m - 74 rue Jacquemars-Giélée, 59000 Lille
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