Editing Soissons (section)

==Landmarks==

[[File:Soissons-cathedrale-pano.jpg|thumb|Panoramic view of the Cathedral]]
[[File:Abbey of St. Jean des Vignes 2, Soissons, Picardy, France - Diliff.jpg|thumb|right|The ruins of the [[Abbey of Saint-Jean-des-Vignes]]]]
*Soissons Cathedral (''Cathédrale Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais de Soissons'') is constructed in the style of [[Gothic architecture]]. The building of the south transept was begun about 1177, and the lowest courses of the choir in 1182. The choir with its original three-storey elevation and extremely tall clerestory was completed in 1211. This was earlier than [[Chartres Cathedral]], on which the design was supposed to have been based. Work then continued into the nave until the late 13th century.<ref>{{cite book | last=James | first=John | title=The Template-makers of the Paris Basin: Toichological Techniques for Identifying the Pioneers of the Gothic Movement with an Examination of Art-historical Methodology | publisher=West Grinstead Pub. | year=1989 | isbn=978-0-7316-4520-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WhTu0W8fjzoC}}</ref>
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*Abbey of Notre-Dame – The former abbey of Notre Dame, former royal abbey, founded in the Merovingian era, known for its rich treasure of relics, including the "shoe of the Virgin." The abbey had prestigious abbesses, among them Gisèle, sister of Charlemagne, and Catherine de Bourbon, aunt of Henry IV.
*Abbey of Saint-Médard – The [[Abbey of St. Medard, Soissons|Abbey of Saint-Médard]] was a [[Benedictine]] monastery of Soissons whose foundation went back to the sixth century. Today, only the crypt remains.
*Hôtel de ville – Since 1833 the city hall has been housed in a château built by architect Jean-François Advyné between 1772 and 1775 at the request of the Intendant Pelletier Mortefontaine on the site of a previous one belonging to the [[counts of Soissons]].
*Arsenal – Exhibition space in the arsenal of the former [[Abbey of St. Jean des Vignes]]
*Passerelle des Anglais – The "Passerelle des Anglais" (literally: "Footbridge of the English") is a concrete footbridge over the Aisne in the center of the city. The original bridge was destroyed in 1914. It was rebuilt by British soldiers of [[9 Parachute Squadron RE|9th Field Company Royal Engineers]], after which it was known as the "Pont des Anglais" ("Bridge of the English"). Destroyed again during [[World War II]], it was rebuilt in 1950 as a  pedestrian bridge.
*The covered market – Built in 1908 by architect [[Albert-Désiré Guilbert]] (1866–1949)