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Patrimoine & Culture
GRAND'PLACE
📍 Arras, Pas-de-Calais
· grand'place, 62000 Arras
À propos
Designed to host vast markets, the Grand?Place has been a key place for flourishing
place for flourishing international trade. It was home to
one of the largest grain markets in France" in the 18th century.
The wheat sheaves sculpted on the facades bear witness to this local agricultural wealth.
Also a witness to 1,000 years of history, over the centuries the town has seen a succession of
tournaments, joyous entries by princes and sovereigns, military reviews? The Three
Luppars, the oldest house in Arras (1467), with its "sparrow-stepped" gable end
entirely built of brick, served as the basis for the alignment of the houses in the squares.
However, from the 17th century onwards, the Gothic style of the façade gave way to the
baroque style, with barrel arches and scrolled gables.
Following the bombardments of the Great War, many of the houses were gutted,
in ruins. This was the case for one side of the Grand Place, which was rebuilt to
rebuilt identically.
place for flourishing international trade. It was home to
one of the largest grain markets in France" in the 18th century.
The wheat sheaves sculpted on the facades bear witness to this local agricultural wealth.
Also a witness to 1,000 years of history, over the centuries the town has seen a succession of
tournaments, joyous entries by princes and sovereigns, military reviews? The Three
Luppars, the oldest house in Arras (1467), with its "sparrow-stepped" gable end
entirely built of brick, served as the basis for the alignment of the houses in the squares.
However, from the 17th century onwards, the Gothic style of the façade gave way to the
baroque style, with barrel arches and scrolled gables.
Following the bombardments of the Great War, many of the houses were gutted,
in ruins. This was the case for one side of the Grand Place, which was rebuilt to
rebuilt identically.
