Arc-et-Senans Photos

Saline Royale (1774-9), an early planned city, was designed BY Claude-Nicolas Ledoux for salt production & is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

See also: France
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Saline Royale director's house. Architect: Claude-Nicolas Ledoux.

Saline Royale director's house & Flower Tree sculpture by Choi Jeong Hwa.

Detail of columns of Saline Royale director's house.

Saline Royale (1774-9) designed as a planned city for salt production designated by UNESCO. Style: Neoclassical. Architect: Claude-Nicolas Ledoux.

Saline Royale salt production buildings.

Workers quarters of Saline Royale.

Window frame carved in shape of solidified salt at Saline Royale.

Gate house of Saline Royale.


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