Fort de la Motte-Giron
Fort de la Motte-Giron is a fort in Cote d’Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Fort de la Motte-Giron is situated nearby to the park Parc de la Motte-Giron, as well as near the garden Jardin des Poètes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Combe à la Serpent and Well of Moses.
Well of Moses
Historic site
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The Well of Moses is a monumental sculpture recognised as the masterpiece of the Dutch artist Claus Sluter, assisted by his nephew Claus de Werve. It was executed by Sluter and his workshop in 1395–1403 for the Carthusian monastery of Chartreuse de Champmol built as a burial site by the Burgundian Duke Philip the Bold just outside the Burgundian capital of Dijon, now in France. Well of Moses is situated 2½ km east of Fort de la Motte-Giron.
Dijon-Ville station
Railway station
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Dijon-Ville station, sometimes simply Dijon, is a railway station located in Dijon, Côte-d'Or, eastern France. The station was opened in 1849. It is located at the junction of Paris–Marseille, Dijon–Saint-Amour, Dijon–Is-sur-Tille, and Dijon-Vallorbe lines. Dijon-Ville station is situated 3½ km east of Fort de la Motte-Giron.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chenôve and Dijon.
Chenôve
Town
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Chenôve is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France. Until 1955, it was a small scale wine-growing village, when it was absorbed into the urban conglomeration of Dijon. Chenôve is situated 3 km southeast of Fort de la Motte-Giron.
Dijon
Photo: François de Dijon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dijon is the largest city in the eastern French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Dijon is best known for its mustard, which is no longer produced in its metropolitan area.
Centre-Ville
Suburb
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Centre-Ville is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km east of Fort de la Motte-Giron.
Fort de la Motte-Giron
- Type: Fort
- Also known as: “Fort Roussin”
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cote d’Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.31501° or 47° 18′ 54″ northLongitude
4.98426° or 4° 59′ 3″ eastInception
1876Open location code
8FV68X8M+2POpenStreetMap ID
way 106935384OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q22976373
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In Other Languages
“Fort de la Motte-Giron” goes by many names.
- French: “fort de la Motte-Giron”
- French: “Fort de la Motte-Giron”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parc de la Motte-Giron and Fort de la Motte Giron.
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