Strasbourg · 67
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Old Toll House
Located on the border between the communes of Strasbourg and Eckbolsheim, the old toll house was used to collect a tax on goods entering the city.
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Rouffach · 68
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Old Town Hall
This historic building, made up of two wings of different styles (15th and 16th centuries), housed a college then an agricultural school before being restored for sociocultural activities. Its rear facade reveals defensive elements like gunports.
Discover this placeMulhouse · 68
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Old Town Hall
Mulhouse's Town Hall, rebuilt in 1552 after a fire, combines Rhenish Renaissance style with Jean Gabriel's 1698 trompe-l'œil. It still hosts the City Council, civil weddings, and the Historical Museum.
Discover this placeBischwiller · 67
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Old Washhouse of Bischwiller
The town's last covered washhouse, located on the Rothbaechel stream, recalls the activity of washerwomen and the lively meeting places of the past.
Discover this placeRouffach · 68
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Old Well in Rouffach
This Renaissance well, dating from 1578, is located on the site of the former noble Knechtlin/Kirtz property at 50 rue Poincaré. Its lintel is decorated with coats of arms.
Discover this placeRouffach · 68
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Oriel Houses
Rouffach features several notable oriel houses, including a 1663 one on rue des Bouchers, a former Teutonic commandery from 1533 with an oriel and coat of arms on rue de la Gendarmerie, and a 1620 inn on rue de la Demi-Lune.
Discover this placeMorsbronn-les-Bains · 67
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Oskar Fabre's Tomb
This painted cast iron cross, erected in 1870, commemorates O Fabre, a volunteer in the 94th Regiment of the Grand Duke of Saxony, who died in combat on August 6, 1870.
Discover this placeMulhouse · 68
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Painted Walls of the Former Town Hall
The town hall decorations, painted in 1698 in the Rhenish Renaissance style by Jean Gabriel, depict allegorical figures and Swiss coats of arms. The south facade houses the "Klapperstein," a symbol of punishments for gossip.
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Palace of the Sovereign Council
This historic building, rebuilt in 1532 and remodeled in the Renaissance style, was the seat of the Magistrate and then the Sovereign Council of Alsace. It now houses a court and features a replica of the Manneken-Pis on its façade.
Discover this placeMulhouse · 68
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Passage du Théâtre
The Passage du Théâtre, a former stream filled in 1863, was covered in 1867 by a glass roof designed by architect Senaire. This Alsatian shopping passage, renovated in 2019 after an arson attack in the 1980s, connects the Hôtel de Ville to rue du Sauvage.
Discover this placeMulhouse · 68
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Passage of the Augustins
This passage is named after the Augustins' cloister, built in 1268 and abandoned in 1523. It housed a hospital from 1529 to 1624 and was redeveloped between 1761 and 1763 after the monastery was demolished.
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Passage to the Quarter
A former 16th-century shop, its coat of arms damaged during the Revolution, marks the entrance to a passage carved to ease barrel transport. Here lies the old bed of the Ohmbach stream, now diverted.
Discover this placeMulhouse · 68
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Pharmacy at the Lys
The oldest pharmacy in France still in operation, open since 1649, features 17th-century painted ceilings and Charles X period furniture in a late Renaissance house listed since 1464.
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Place de l'Homme-de-Fer
Place de l'Homme-de-Fer, rebuilt after 1945, features a 14-story tower designed by Gustave Stoskopf in 1955. Redesigned in the 1990s with a central glass canopy, it has become the heart of Strasbourg's tram network.
Discover this placeRixheim · 68
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Place de la Jumenterie
This square, located near the Commanderie park, is named after the former stables of the Zuber family, rebuilt as a building resembling Swiss chalets. It once housed their vegetable garden and orchard.
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Post Office
Strasbourg's Post Office, built in 1899 in a neo-Gothic style, asserts the Neustadt as the imperial political center, breaking from the surrounding neo-Renaissance architecture.
Discover this placeColmar · 68
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Prefecture
The Haut-Rhin prefecture, established in 1866 in a Louis XIII style building, was damaged during the world wars before being restored. It stands opposite the Champ de Mars park, whose layout evokes the Legion of Honour cross.
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Resting Bench Known as the King of Rome
This Napoleonic pink sandstone resting bench, nicknamed the King of Rome, dates from 1811. Commissioned by Prefect Adrien Lezay-Marnesia, it has been listed as a historic monument since 1982.
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Ribeauvillé
Ribeauvillé, an Alsatian medieval town between vineyards and mountains, is named after the Ribeaupierre family. It features three ruined castles accessible by hiking, medieval walls, the Butchers' Tower, and a flower-lined Grand’rue with Renaissance buildings.
Discover this placeMulhouse · 68
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Rieff and Haller Colonies
At the start of the 20th century, architect Schwartz designed 65 semi-detached houses in Mulhouse, forming the Nouvelle neighborhood. Fritz Haller also built a complex of buildings named after him between Pommiers and Grains streets.
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Rue Basse Neighborhood
Formerly nicknamed "Lumpazepfel" (the drunkards' corner), this area was known for lively parties and heavy drinking. It housed some beautiful farm workers' houses.
Discover this placeMulhouse · 68
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Rue de la Garonne
Two identical pavilions, nicknamed "German chalets," built between 1947 and 1948 on Rue des Pervenches, similar to those in Haut Poirier.
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Saint Nicholas Church
This church, completed in 1789, houses classified Baroque furnishings and a main altar from the early 18th century, a masterpiece in walnut and boxwood marquetry, restored in 2010.
Discover this placeCernay · 68
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Saint-André Institute
Founded in 1891 by Abbé Schnell for orphans then disabled children, this historic Alsatian site, managed by the Sisters of the Holy Cross, experienced destruction and rebuilding. It was used as a Gestapo transit camp, then an SS training center before being abandoned.
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