🏰 Porte taillée

France · Europe · 47.23°N, 6.04°E

The Porte taillée is a city gate located in Besançon (France). It was drilled in the rock of Saint-Étienne hill by the Romans under Vespasian or Marcus Aurelius, for the aqueduc of Besançon between Vaire-Arcier and square Castan. The passage is redeveloping during the Middle Ages in real city gate, and fortified in 1546 by Vauban under Charles Quint. The Porte taillée is classified Monument historique since 1944.

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Country	France
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	47.23°N, 6.04°E · view on map

Porte taillée is located in France, in Europe.

More city gates in France

Germans' Gate · Porte Cailhau · Porte d'Italie · Porte d'Orléans · Porte de Paris (Lille) · Porte de Vincennes · Porte du Peyrou · Porte Maillot · Porte Saint-Antoine · Porte Saint-Martin.

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