Prison Gate

Prison Gate is a city gate in Vannes, Morbihan, Brittany. Prison Gate is situated nearby to the church Vannes Cathedral, as well as near the public building Prefecture hotel of Morbihan.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vannes Cathedral and Musée de la Cohue.

Vannes Cathedral

Church

Vannes Cathedral

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Vannes Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Peter in Vannes, Brittany, France. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Vannes. The present Gothic church was erected on the site of the former Romanesque cathedral. Vannes Cathedral is situated 120 metres southwest of Prison Gate.

Musée de la Cohue

Museum

Musée de la Cohue

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Musée de la Cohue is a museum, which is situated 180 metres southwest of Prison Gate.

Prefecture hotel of Morbihan

Public building

Prefecture hotel of Morbihan

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Prefecture hotel of Morbihan is a public building, which is situated 140 metres east of Prison Gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Patern and Ménimur.

Saint-Patern

Suburb

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Saint-Patern is a suburb.

Ménimur

Quarter

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Ménimur is a quarter.

Conleau

Quarter

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Conleau is a quarter, which is situated 3 km southwest of Prison Gate.

Prison Gate

Type: City gate
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Vannes, Arrondissement of Vannes, Morbihan, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude

47.65839° or 47° 39′ 30″ north

Longitude

-2.75537° or 2° 45′ 19″ west

Elevation

10 metres (33 feet)

Open location code

8CVVM65V+9V

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

historic=city_gate

GeoNames ID

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In Other Languages

“Prison Gate” goes by many names.

French: “Porte Prison”

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