Porte Guillaume
The Porte Guillaume (German Wilhelmstor ) is a triumphal arch in the eastern French city of Dijon . It was built in 1788 by the architect Jean-Philippe Maret on the foundations of a medieval city gate in honor of Prince Louis V Joseph von Condé as Porte Condé . After the revolution it was named Porte de la Liberté and is now named after the abbot and reformer Wilhelm von Volpiano . The arch is at the western end of the Rue de la Liberté at the Place Darcy with the Jardin Darcy , both named after the water engineer Henry Darcy , who had a drinking water reservoir built here. It was declared a Monument Historique in 1938 .
architecture
The gate has a passage and is relatively simple. A triglyphic frieze at the level of the warrior and a toothed frieze under the parapet divide the squared surface horizontally. On both sides there are two reliefs with a female allegorical figure and a putto in front of the appropriate scenery. On the city side there are two fields with garlands . On the right a plaque in honor of Thomas Jefferson was placed in 2009 on the occasion of the 220th anniversary of the French Revolution . It stands for the American-French friendship and the liberal ideals of both nations. Jefferson was the United States Ambassador to France from 1785 to 1789 .
Personification of the city of Dijon with wall crown and coat of arms
Jefferson plaque
Personification of Burgundy
Minerva as an allegory of wisdom
Individual evidence
- ↑ Monuments historiques - PA00112433. Ministère de la Culture, accessed January 20, 2016 (French).
- ^ Eugène Fyot: Dijon, son passé évoqué par les rues . Ed .: Librairie Damidot. Editions de la Tour Gile. 1928, OCLC 255291368 (French).
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Coordinates: 47 ° 19 '23.9 " N , 5 ° 2' 4.9" E