Montpellier Tourism
Hérault (34)
Languedoc - Roussillon
30, Allée Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Esplanade Comédie,
34000 MONTPELLIER
Phone : 04 67 60 60 60
Fax : 04 67 60 60 61
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The city has a fine botanical garden, the first in France, founded in 1593.
Near the university is the 14th century cathedral of Saint-Pierre.
A triumphal arch, the Porte du Peyrou, stands nearby; this was built in 1691 and designed in the Doric style with later carvings glorifying King Louis XIV of France.
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The Arc de Triomphe or Porte du Peyrou is a triumphal arch in Montpellier, in southern France.
The arch was designed by the Languedoc architect Charles-Augustin Daliver, after the model of the Porte Saint-Denis in Paris. Its construction was completed in 1692.
The Porte du Peyrou
It was designed in the Doric style with later carvings glorifying King Louis XIV of France.
The 17th century Aqueduc Saint-Clément is a 17th century aqueduct covering an 800m span across the eponymous Les Arceaux ("The Arches") district of the city; it was used to bring water from the St Clément spring 14 km away.
The St-Clément Aqueduct in Montpellier
The aqueduct emptied into a water tank near the triumphal arch, from where the water would run downhill to fill fountains and public water points.
Several housing projects have been designed by the architect Ricardo Bofill from Catalonia,Spain.
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