Esplanade de Corcelles

Esplanade de Corcelles is a park in Dijon, Côte-d’Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Esplanade de Corcelles is situated nearby to the park Square du Père de Foucauld, as well as near the church Église de Jésus-Christ des saints des derniers jours.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Well of Moses and Fort de la Motte-Giron.

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 designed and built 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, in today's France. Well of Moses is situated 1½ km northeast of Esplanade de Corcelles.

Fort de la Motte-Giron

Fort

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Fort de la Motte-Giron is situated 1¼ km west of Esplanade de Corcelles.

Port of the Dijon canal

Marina

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Port of the Dijon canal is a marina, which is situated 2 km east of Esplanade de Corcelles.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chenôve and Centre-Ville.

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 winegrowing village, when it was absorbed into the urban agglomeration of Dijon.