The Saline Royale (Royal Saltworks) is a historical complex at Arc-et-Senans in the department of Doubs commissioned during the reign of Louis XVI and designed by Claude-Nicolas Ledoux. The complex is listed as the World Heritage Site since 1982. It is notable for being the first major industrial architecture achievement implementing the Enlightenment i…
The Saline Royale (Royal Saltworks) is a historical complex at Arc-et-Senans in the department of Doubs commissioned during the reign of Louis XVI and designed by Claude-Nicolas Ledoux. The complex is listed as the World Heritage Site since 1982. It is notable for being the first major industrial architecture achievement implementing the Enlightenment ideals by improving architectural quality to match these of palaces or religious buildings.
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