Porte taillée
The Porte taillée is a city gate located in Besançon. 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: City gate
- Description: building in Besançon, France
- Also known as: “Carved Gate”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Citadel of Besançon and Musée de la Résistance et de la déportation de Franche-Comté.
Citadel of Besançon
Castle
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Citadel of Besançon is a 17th-century fortress in Franche-Comté, France. It is one of the finest masterpieces of military architecture designed by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. Citadel of Besançon is situated 400 metres west of Porte taillée.
Musée de la Résistance et de la déportation de Franche-Comté
Museum
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Musée de la Résistance et de la déportation de Franche-Comté is a museum, which is situated 260 metres west of Porte taillée.
Musée Comtois
Museum
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Musée Comtois is a museum, which is situated 320 metres northwest of Porte taillée.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tarragnoz and Les Prés-de-Vaux.
Chapelle des Buis
Hamlet
Chapelle des Buis is a hamlet south of the city of Besançon, in eastern France. It straddles the area of three communes: Besançon, Fontain and Morre. The church of Our Lady of Liberation is nearby.
Porte taillée
- Categories: Roman tunnel, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Besançon, Arrondissement of Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.22857° or 47° 13′ 43″ northLongitude
6.03827° or 6° 2′ 18″ eastElevation
286 metres (938 feet)Open location code
8FV862HQ+C8OpenStreetMap ID
way 32446067OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateGeoNames ID
12541726Wikidata ID
Q3399215
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Porte taillée” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Porta tallada”
- Chinese: “塔耶門”
- Chinese: “塔耶门”
- Dutch: “Porte taillée”
- French: “Porte Taillée de Besançon”
- French: “porte taillée”
- French: “Porte taillée”
- French: “Porte Taillée”
- Galician: “Porta tallada”
- Spanish: “Puerta tallada”
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Nearby Places
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