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Hôtel De Ville, Calais
The (, ''City Hall'') is the seat of the city council in Calais, France. The building features a belfry of red brick and white limestone which is high. It was designated a ''monument historique'' by the French government in 2003. History An ancient Hôtel de Ville, located in Old Calais, was commissioned by King Francis II, as a place where merchants could meet, in 1559. An extra terrace was erected there in 1818. In 1885, Old Calais, which was centred round Église Note Dame on the north side of the Canal de Calais, merged with Saint-Pierre, which centred round Église Saint-Pierre on the south side of the Canal de Calais. This led to calls for a new Hôtel de Ville to serve both districts. The site the council selected was in the area between the two towns, an area known as the "Plain dite du Sahara", because it was completely covered in sand dunes. Work on the new building stated in 1912, but was temporarily paused during the First World War. The partly-built structure was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calais, France
Calais ( , , traditionally , ) is a French port city in the Pas-de-Calais department, of which it is a subprefecture. Calais is the largest city in Pas-de-Calais. The population of the city proper is 67,544; that of the urban area is 144,625 (2020). and it is reflected in the city's name in the local Picard language, ''Calés''. Other archaic names for the city are Portuguese ''Calêsio'' and German ''Kalen''. ''Kales'', the city's historic name in Dutch and West Flemish (once spoken in the area) was retained until more recently in the name for the Strait of Dover, ''Nauw van Kales'', and is still used in Dutch sources wishing to emphasise former linguistic ties to the area. Though the modern French spelling of ''Calais'' gradually supplanted other variants in English, the pronunciation () persisted and survives in other towns named for the European city including Calais, Maine, and Calais, Vermont, in the United States. In " De Gustibus" (1855), Robert Browning rhymes ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
