Halles de Dijon
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The central halls of Dijon are
market halls in
cast-iron architecture built from 1873 to 1875 in
Dijon ,
Côte-d’Or , in
Burgundy-Franche-Comté ,
France . They have been listed as
historic monuments since 1975. The halls of Dijon are surrounded by numerous
restaurants and
cafés .
The municipality of Dijon decided in 1868 to build a covered market. The plans were drawn up by the architect of the city of Dijon and completed in 1869 by his successor, the engineer Louis-Clément Weinberger. These halls were built from 1873 to 1875 by the Foundries and construction workshops of Fourchambault , on the site of the former Jacobin (Dominican ) convent and their 13th century church.
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The building, with a surface area of 4,400 m² and a total height of 13 meters with four pavilions articulated around two main cross-shaped aisles, houses 246
shops and 14 annexes.
The monument presents a succession of
arcades and
columns with fluted shafts and
capitals decorated with
vine branches. The
spandrels of the large
arches are decorated with
animal motifs and
symbolic themes relating to the halls: heads of
deer ,
mouflon ,
wild boar and
ox ,
game and
poultry ,
fish and
eel . There are
medallions to
Ceres , goddess of the harvest and
Hermes , god of trade and
commerce . The roof is strongly inspired by that of the covered market
halls of Paris .
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