Historic Cities
Walk Bordeaux in 1780
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Historic Places, Rebuilt · City walk
The Port of the Moon, 1780
Bordeaux in 1780 is at the peak of its maritime prosperity, its honey-coloured stone façades and newly ordered boulevards the visible signs of vast transatlantic trade. This walk traces the river quays, the warehouses of the Chartrons, the new theatre and the intendants' promenades, ending atop Pey-Berland for a wide view of sails, carts and the city’s curved riverfront.
36 scenes — 23 streets, squares and views, 13 interiors to step inside. Planned from the Wikipedia record of Bordeaux as it stood in 1780 (“Bordeaux”).
The route, scene by scene
- 1. Lormont Hill
- 2. Garonne Ferry Crossing
- 3. Quai des Chartrons
- 4. Chartrons Warehouses
- ↳ Negociant's Wine Chai · interior
- 5. Rue Notre-Dame (Chartrons)
- 6. Landing at La Barre
- 7. Place Royale
- ↳ Riverside Merchant Salon · interior
- 8. The River Quays
- ↳ Customs Counting Room · interior
- 9. Bourse Riverside Façade
- ↳ Trading Hall · interior
- 10. Place de la Comédie
- ↳ Coffeehouse Parlour · interior
- 11. Grand Théâtre
- ↳ Horseshoe Auditorium · interior
- ↳ Marble Grand Staircase · interior
- 12. Cours d'Intendance
- ↳ Panelled Mercantile Salon · interior
- 13. Porte Dijeaux
- ↳ Gatehouse Guardroom · interior
- 14. Rue Sainte-Catherine
- 15. Marché des Capucins
- ↳ Covered Market Hall · interior
- 16. La Grosse Cloche
- 17. Place du Parlement
- 18. Palais Rohan
- ↳ Archbishop's Stair Hall · interior
- 19. Porte Cailhau
- ↳ Upper Gallery · interior
- 20. Place du Palais
- 21. Saint-André and Tour Pey-Berland
- ↳ Great Nave and Choir · interior
- 22. Jardin Public
- 23. Pey-Berland Summit