Editing Bordeaux (section)

=== Heritage and architecture ===
Bordeaux is classified "City of Art and History". The city is home to 362 ''[[monuments historiques]]'' (national heritage sites), with some buildings dating back to Roman times. Bordeaux, [[Port of the Moon]], has been inscribed on [[World Heritage Site|UNESCO World Heritage List]] as "an outstanding urban and architectural ensemble".{{cn|date=November 2024}}

Bordeaux is home to one of Europe's biggest 18th-century architectural urban areas, making it a sought-after destination for tourists and cinema production crews. It stands out as one of the first French cities, after [[Nancy, France|Nancy]], to have entered an era of [[urbanism]] and metropolitan big scale projects, with the team Gabriel father and son, architects for King [[Louis XV of France|Louis XV]], under the supervision of two intendants (Governors), first [[Nicolas-François Dupré de Saint-Maur]] then the Marquis de Tourny.{{cn|date=November 2024}}

Saint-André Cathedral, Saint-Michel Basilica and Saint-Seurin Basilica are part of the [[World Heritage Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France]]. The organ in [[Saint-Louis-des-Chartrons]] is registered on the French [[monuments historiques]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Orgue de tribune : partie instrumentale de l'orgue |url=https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/palissy/PM33001025 |access-date=26 February 2021 |website=www.pop.culture.gouv.fr |archive-date=27 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227183606/https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/palissy/PM33001025 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Notable historic buildings include:{{cn|date=November 2024}}
* ''[[Place de la Bourse]]'' (1735–1755), designed by the Royal architect [[Jacques Gabriel]] as landscape for an [[equestrian statue]] of Louis XV, now replaced by the ''Fountain of the Three Graces''.
* ''[[Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux|Grand Théâtre]]'' (1780), a large neoclassical theater built in the 18th century.
* ''Allées de Tourny''
* ''Cours de l'Intendance''
* ''Place du Chapelet''
* ''Place du Parlement''
* ''[[Place des Quinconces]]'', the largest square in France.
* ''Monument aux Girondins''
* ''Place Saint-Pierre''
* ''[[Pont de pierre (Bordeaux)|Pont de pierre]]'' (1822)
* ''[[Bordeaux Cathedral]] (Saint André)'', consecrated by [[Pope Urban II]] in 1096 and dedicated to the Apostle Saint Andrew. Of the original Romanesque edifice only a wall in the nave remains. The Royal Door is from the early 13th century, while the rest of the construction is mostly from the 14th and 15th centuries.
* ''[[Tour Pey-Berland]]'' (1440–1450), a massive, quadrangular Gothic tower annexed to the cathedral.
* ''[[Église Sainte-Croix|Sainte-Croix church]]'': This church, dedicated to the Holy Cross, stands on the site of a seventh-century abbey destroyed by the Saracens. Rebuilt under the Carolingians, it was again destroyed by the Normans in 845 and 864. The present building was erected and was built in the late 11th and early 12th centuries. The façade is in [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque style]].
* The Gothic ''[[Basilica of St. Michael, Bordeaux|Saint Michel Basilica]]'', constructed between the end of the 14th century and the 16th century.
* [[Basilica of Saint Severinus of Bordeaux|Basilica of Saint Severinus]], the oldest church in Bordeaux, built in the early sixth century on the site of a palaeo-Christian necropolis. It has an 11th-century [[portico]], while the [[apse]] and [[transept]] are from the 12th. The 13th-century nave has chapels from the 11th and the 14th centuries. The ancient crypt houses tombs of the Merovingian family.
* ''Église Saint-Pierre'', Gothic church
* ''Église Saint-Éloi'', Gothic church
* ''Église Saint-Bruno'', baroque church decorated with frescoes
* ''Église Notre-Dame'', baroque church
* ''Église Saint-Paul-Saint-François-Xavier'', baroque church
* ''[[Palais Rohan, Bordeaux|Palais Rohan]]'', once the archbishop's residence, now city hall
* {{illm|Palais Gallien|fr|lt=''Palais Gallien''}}, the remains of a late second-century [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] [[amphitheatre]]
* ''Porte Cailhau'', a medieval [[gatehouse]] in the old city walls.
* ''La Grosse Cloche'' (15th century), the second remaining gate in the medieval walls. It was the [[Bell tower|belfry]] of the old Town Hall. It consists of two {{convert|40|m|ft|0|adj=mid|abbr=off|-high}} circular towers and a central [[bell tower]] housing a [[bell (instrument)|bell]] weighing {{convert|7800|kg}}. The clock is from 1759.
* ''[[Great Synagogue of Bordeaux|Grande Synagogue]]'', completed 1882
* ''[[Sainte-Catherine Street (Bordeaux)|Rue Sainte-Catherine]]'', the longest pedestrian street in France
* ''Darwin ecosystem'', alternative place into former military barracks
* The [[BETASOM]] submarine base
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File:Le Palais Gallien vestige gallo-romain à Bordeaux.jpg|Palais Gallien
File:Cathédrale St André Bordeaux 3.jpg|[[Bordeaux Cathedral]] (Saint André)
File:Bordeaux Porte Cailhau R02.jpg|Porte Cailhau
File:Grand Théâtre Bordeaux.jpg|Grand Théâtre
File:Bordeaux Notre-Dame R01.jpg|The Notre Dame church
File:151 - Le Pont de Pierre - Bordeaux.jpg|[[Pont de pierre (Bordeaux)|Pont de Pierre]]
File:Bordeaux - Basilique Saint-Michel - Vue générale.jpg|[[Basilica of St. Michael, Bordeaux|Basilica of Saint Michel]]
File:Puerta de Burdeos.JPG|Grosse cloche
File:026 - Hôtel de ville Place Pey-Berland - Bordeaux.jpg|[[Palais Rohan, Bordeaux|Palais Rohan]] (town hall)
File:FacadeSainteCroixBordeauxsoir.jpg|[[Église Sainte-Croix|Sainte-Croix church]]
File:Bordeaux Place du Parlement R01.jpg|Place du Parlement
File:Synagogue Bx 5.jpg|The [[Great Synagogue of Bordeaux|Grand Synagogue]]
File:Façades de deux ouvrages Art Déco du Quartier Lescure (Bordeaux).jpg|Facades of the [[Art déco]] district
File:Darwin - Magasin général.jpg|Darwin district
File:Basesousmarine.JPG|Submarine Pen
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Contemporary buildings in contemporary architectural style include:
* [[Cité Frugès de Pessac|''Cité Frugès'']], district of [[Pessac]], built by [[Le Corbusier]], 1924–1926, listed as UNESCO heritage
* Fire Station, ''la Benauge'', Claude Ferret/Adrien Courtois/Yves Salier, 1951–1954
* Mériadeck district, 1960–70's
* ''[[Tribunal d'instance|Court of first instance]]'', [[Richard Rogers]], 1998
* CTBA, wood and furniture research center, A. Loisier, 1998
* Hangar 14 on the ''Quai des Chartrons'', 1999
* The Management Science faculty on the Bastide, Anne Lacaton/Jean-Philippe Vassal, 2006
* The ''[[Jardin botanique de la Bastide]]'', Catherine Mosbach/Françoise Hélène Jourda/[[Pascal Convert]], 2007
* The Nuyens School complex on the Bastide, Yves Ballot/Nathalie Franck, 2007
* Seeko'o Hotel on the Quai de Bacalan, King Kong architects, 2007
* [[Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux|Matmut Atlantique stadium]], [[Herzog & de Meuron]], 2015
* [[Cité du Vin]], XTU architects, Anouk Legendre & Nicolas Desmazières, 2016
* [[MECA of Bordeaux|MECA]], Maison de l'Économie Créative et de la culture de la Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, [[Bjarke Ingels]], 2019
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File:Cité Frugès, Pessac 08.jpg|[[Cité Frugès de Pessac|''Cité Frugès'']], at [[Pessac]]
File:Bordeaux Meriadeck.JPG|Mériadeck district
File:Bordeaux Palais de Justice 23.JPG|Court of first instance
File:Seeko'o Hotel, Bordeaux, July 2014 (03).JPG|Seeko'o hotel
File:Cite du vin Bordeaux 2017 (37500642606).jpg|[[Cité du Vin]]
File:RB 20200222 Bordeaux-11.jpg|[[MECA of Bordeaux|MECA]]
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