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Opposite the Saint-Bénigne Cathedral is the former Saint-Philibert Church, which is also a very worthwhile building to see.

Liberation Square

Cyclo first plateau Dole

In place of an old gate in the 12th-century city wall, the architect Jean-Philippe Maret had this monument built between 1786 and 1788 in homage to the Prince of Condé, governor of Burgundy. The building was then named Porte Condé. The monument was connected by walls to the ramparts that still existed, and its gate was closed by a gate, traces of which can still be seen. During the Revolution in 1791, the gate was named the Arc de la Liberté; in the 19th century, it became Porte Guillaume, in reference to Guillaume de Volpiano, abbot of the Abbey of Saint-Bénigne.

The history of this very interesting church dates back to the 6th century. The parish website provides many interesting details about the building: https://www.saint-michel-dijon.com/

Originally, the Saint-Jean-de-Losne bridge was made of wood and crossed the river diagonally by road no. 27 linking Dijon to Losne. It started on the right bank, a little downstream from the current bridge, and then joined the old Seurre road. The structure was destroyed many times by floods and ice break-ups, but was always rebuilt in the same place until 1830. It was rebuilt in stone from 1833, then rebuilt again after being cut down during the war of 1870… The bridge suffered damage from the war twice more. On June 16, 1940, French engineers blew up an arch, and on September 7, 1944, the retreating Germans dynamited the rest. It was then replaced by a temporary wooden footbridge. After the liberation, the reconstruction work was put out to tender. After all these twists and turns, the bridge was finally rebuilt in the same place in 1950.

Gate of the old city located on a Place Darcy renovated thanks to the arrival of the Tramway. Emblematic cinema 'Le Darcy' as well as the prestigious hotel la Cloche and other buildings in the Haussmann style.

The name Porte Guillaume is a tribute to Guillaume de Volpiano, abbot of the Abbey of Saint Bénigne, who participated in the construction of the abbey in the 11th century, which was later converted into a cathedral and is located not far away.