Arsenal of Namur
The Arsenal of Namur concerns the major Patrimoine of Wallonia and one can admire several aspects of them here even.
It is carried out in 1692 and 1693 on ideas of Vauban. It seems more one work of masons than carpenters, the framework in Chêne having to support the enormous weight of the ammunition.
Luc-Francis Genicot written in connection with its three stages: In plan, each level is shared into three naves equal height by two repetitive files of heavy posts. The ground floor, located below the rampart of the Sambre, was intended for the artillery trains; it is served by three cuts of doors in squat semicircular arch, opened with symmetry. Its lighting is measured through formerly barreaudées windows]. On the other hand the stage has in the south only one access on one level with the quay, to which connects a bridge on five stone arches. This access resembles a large attic window; of which the current design is due to R. Dury, companion of the Tour de France . The stage was almost blind. Above reign of the immense Combles, ventilated by some spaced attic windows. Two slow staircases supplemented at the ends the play of internal circulations. In short, an architecture of engineer who was enough to an expression Spartan, without ornaments, simply beautiful.
It is the architect Roger Bastin who refitted it for the benefit of the Facultés Notre-Dame of the Peace which made of them the university canteens of this institution. He in general inserted more light in the building by opening notches in length to bottom of the walls goutteraux. But it accurately respected the historical structure of the unit. Opposite one can see the Social center of Faculties , a resolutely modern cage with a flat roof, thus making dialog XVIIe and XXe century in a rich and harmonious meeting.
This building can offer meals to several hundreds of people apart from the academic year and the roofs which can also contain many people are used for important meetings like press conferences, congress, conferences etc
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