Discover one of the last remains of the city’s fortifications

Name: Discover one of the last remains of the city’s fortifications
Start: 2022-09-17T16:30:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Porte du Pont

Discover the door built in 1746, the last vestige of the urban enclosure of Vitry-le-François. It materialized the western entrance of the city near the bridge that spanned the Marne.

Saturday 17 September 2022, 16:30Passed

Conditions

Free. Free entrance.

©Collection OT Lac du Der

Discover the door built in 1746, the last vestige of the urban enclosure of Vitry-le-François. It materialized the western entrance of the city near the bridge that spanned the Marne.

The history of this monument is fascinating, as it is one of the last remains of the fortifications of the city of Vitry-le-François. Thus, in the past, the Porte du Pont was an obligatory crossing point for any traveller coming from Paris and wishing to visit our city.
Several sovereigns had the privilege of crossing it, including Louis XIV twice. The Gate was dismantled stone by stone at the dawn of the Second World War, then moved up much later.

About the location

Porte du Pont

Place du Maréchal Leclerc, 51300 Vitry-le-François

Marne
Grand Est

Only vestige of strengthened Vitry, which contained four doors, the Door of the Bridge(Deck) was built from 1746 till 1748\. At about 1928s, the location of the door is questioned, because it is an embarrassment in the road traffic in full development. In 1939, in front of the threats of German invasion, the door is disassembled(taken down). Stones are stored in a shed reconstruction will take place only in 1985 north of the city centre, in the place where it is possible to admire it now. This location was imposed by the Department of civil engineering, for safety reasons road. This monument is listed(classified) in conformance with(for) historic monuments since 1920\.