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September 2023
Saturday 16
14:00 - 17:30
Sunday 17
14:00 - 17:30

Ancienne usine des eaux

32 rue de Taissy, 51100 Reims
  • Marne
  • Grand Est

Visit an old water factory

Discover the old water plant and exchange around the evolution of the «water service» in history with service agents....
16 and 17 September 2023Passed
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Discover the old water factory and talk about the evolution of the «water service» in history with the agents of the service.
The models of the Fery tower, the fountains of Boucheries and Machault, made by the Reims high schools, allow to better understand the functioning of the water supply in the eighteenth century.
You can also discuss the importance of preserving our water resources, around a tasting at the Water Bar.

Types d'événement
Visite commentée / Conférence
Thèmes 2023
Patrimoine vivant
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Gratuit
Type de public
Tout public

About the location

Ancienne usine des eaux
32 rue de Taissy, 51100 Reims
  • Marne
  • Grand Est
In the 18th century, concerned with public health, Canon Godinot was a patron of the construction of the Féry Tower, used to protect a hydraulic machine that allowed the water drawn from the Vesle to rise to feed the 17 fountains built in Reims thanks to, already, to his generosity.
The tower bears the name of Father André Féry, professor of mathematics, hydraulic engineer and designer of the device, ancestor of the water castles.
Often called the Château d'eau, the Féry tower is not well known by the Rémois.
Tags
Édifice industriel, scientifique et technique
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