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17 and 18 September 2022Passed
Conditions
Free entry
September 2022
Saturday 17
10:00 - 12:00
14:00 - 18:00
Sunday 18
10:00 - 12:00
14:00 - 18:00
10 to 70 years old

Carrière Les Grès de Fontainebleau

Route de Boutigny 91490 Moigny-sur-École
  • Essonne
  • Île-de-France

Stone quarry

Extraction of stone in the same way as in the eighteenth century, that is to say in a craft way, which consists in splitting the stone with the help of ancient tools that gives it this fragmented and
17 and 18 September 2022Passed
Conditions
Free entry
LES GRES DE FONTAINEBLEAU

Owner exploiting a sandstone quarry on the edge of the Fontainebleau massif, does not extract from the rock this hard and siliceous stone in the same way as in the eighteenth century, that is to say in a artisanal way, which consists in splitting the stone with the help of ancient tools that gives it that fragmented and noble aspect of the sandstone of Fontainebleau that adorns the landscape of the Ile de France.

Types d'événement
Atelier / Démonstration / Savoir-faire
Thème 2022
Patrimoine durable
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Conditions de participation
Gratuit

About the location

Carrière Les Grès de Fontainebleau
Route de Boutigny 91490 Moigny-sur-École
  • Essonne
  • Île-de-France
Owner of a sandstone quarry on the edge of the massif of Fontainebleau, I extract from the rock this hard stone in the same way as in the eighteenth century, that is, in an artisanal way, which consists in splitting the stone with the help of ancient tools that give it this exploded, and noble aspect of the sandstone of Fontainebleau, which adorns the landscape of the Ile-de-France.
Tags
Édifice industriel, scientifique et technique
Access
In the center of the village, take the street of Verdun, continue straight, exit the village, 1,2km after the exit, the quarry is signposted. It is located to the right of the road.