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A Rememberance Site: Parc des Glacis

A Rememberance Site: Parc des Glacis
© Nicolas Waltefaugle

A Rememberance Site: Parc des Glacis 

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ARCHITECTS
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CIVIL ENGINEERING ROADS AND UTILITIES
Sbe

CLIENT
Ville De Besançon (East Of France)

PROJECT MANAGER
Agate Mordka

COST
850 000 € Ht

AREA
2500 M²

YEAR
2013

LOCATION
Besançon, France

CATEGORY
Public Space, Square, Memorial Center

Text description provided by architect.

Located in the heart of the Parc des Glacis, a bastion of Vauban fortifications, the remembrance site is enclosed by Corten steel walls that cut the ground just like trenches and revel the changes in topography.

A Rememberance Site: Parc des Glacis
© Nicolas Waltefaugle
A Rememberance Site: Parc des Glacis
© Nicolas Waltefaugle

A glade located in belvedere position, the esplanade enjoys exceptional views over the Doubs valley and the old town.

The high steel walls carry with them the engraved memory of the soldiers whilst providing framed views over the surrounding landscape.

A Rememberance Site: Parc des Glacis
© Nicolas Waltefaugle
A Rememberance Site: Parc des Glacis
© Nicolas Waltefaugle

The site is located on a major traffic artery between the train station and the "Battant" historic neighborhood.

Traversed by a very busy pedestrian way, this evocative space thus preserves history from all erosion, that of time and that of the collective memory.

A Rememberance Site: Parc des Glacis
© Nicolas Waltefaugle


A Rememberance Site: Parc des Glacis
© Nicolas Waltefaugle
A Rememberance Site: Parc des Glacis
© Nicolas Waltefaugle
A Rememberance Site: Parc des Glacis
© Nicolas Waltefaugle
A Rememberance Site: Parc des Glacis
© Nicolas Waltefaugle
A Rememberance Site: Parc des Glacis
© Nicolas Waltefaugle
A Rememberance Site: Parc des Glacis
© Nicolas Waltefaugle
A Rememberance Site: Parc des Glacis
© Nicolas Waltefaugle
A Rememberance Site: Parc des Glacis
© Nicolas Waltefaugle
A Rememberance Site: Parc des Glacis
© Nicolas Waltefaugle
A Rememberance Site: Parc des Glacis
© Nicolas Waltefaugle


A Rememberance Site: Parc des Glacis
© Nicolas Waltefaugle
A Rememberance Site: Parc des Glacis
© Nicolas Waltefaugle
A Rememberance Site: Parc des Glacis
© Nicolas Waltefaugle


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A Rememberance Site: Parc des Glacis
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Master Plan
A Rememberance Site: Parc des Glacis
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