Editing Boulogne-sur-Mer (section)

==Sights==
[[File:boulogne beffroi.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The Belfry is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.]]
[[File:Boulogne Basilique 001.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The [[Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne]] towers over the city.]]
[[File:Boulognecastle.JPG|right|thumb|150px|Entrance to the [[Château de Boulogne-sur-Mer]]]]
Boulogne's 12th-century belfry is one of 56 listed [[Belfries of Belgium and France]], all in northeastern France and Belgium,  with shared [[UNESCO Heritage Sites List|World Heritage Site status]] because of their architecture and testimony to the rise of municipal power in the region.<ref name = "unesco">{{cite web |url = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/943 |title= Belfries of Belgium and France  |website = UNESCO World Heritage Centre |publisher = United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization |access-date = 5 November 2021}}</ref> It is the oldest building in the upper city of Boulogne, and currently serves as the home to a museum of Celtic remains from the Roman occupation. Founded as the Count's dungeon, the top floor was added in the 13th century. Damage by a fire in 1712 was built over by 1734.<ref name="nordmag.fr"/>

Other than the belfry there are also the following sights:
*Medieval walls 1,500 metres long, with 4 gates and 17 towers from the 13th century 
*Medieval castle, whose foundations date to Roman times. It houses an Egyptian art collection, and the ancient Greek [[Suicide of Ajax Vase]].
*[[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] church of St Nicholas, housing several 15th-century statues
*[[Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne|Cathedral basilica of Notre-Dame]], with a dome standing at over 100&nbsp;m. The crypt is one of the largest in France, and has Roman, Romanesque and Gothic elements.
*Opened in 1991, [[Nausicaä Centre National de la Mer|Nausicaä]] – The French National Sea Centre is a science centre entirely dedicated to the relationship between mankind and the sea. It houses Aquaria, exhibitions on marine fauna, and the exploitation and management of marine resources (fisheries, aquaculture, coastal planning, maritime transport, exploitation of energies and mineral, tourism).
* The Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, created during the Great War
* [[:fr:Colonne de la Grande Armée|Colonne de la Grande Armée]] – Statue of Napoleon I